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i was stunned to say the least-everything sounded different ,like a component was changed -i couldnt believe it,so i sat down and started listening-still listening icon_mrgreen.gifso who else has had a dramatic change from a simple tube swap-.
bought some tubes from ebay for my candela pre-ecc82 type-http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9709301935&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=11 of the first ones had a loud rushing sound so i sent them back and recieved the replacements this morning-so i swapped them in and went back to cleaning the garage-about a hour later i went in for a listen-btw the ebay seller is top notch-i was stunned to say the least-everything sounded different ,like a component was changed -i couldnt b ...
swapping tubes in my cdp showed slight differances-nothing like the change in the candela-
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QuotecandelaWow! This is very surprising. Most manufacturers don't fuss with better capacitors. But... please excuse my ignorance... what is the "candela"?
It's a new preamp from Odyssey Audio, but it isn't up on their website yet[/code]
Ahhh, okay. I heard rumor of this @2 years ago. The Odyssey folks imbued one of their amplifiers with Black Gates, Sonicaps and other good stuff. The results were fabulous, but the cost was understandably higher. Also, I have a hunch that any advertised improvements due to "better" parts would upset the satus quo - disturbing the supply lines of cheaper parts currently extant. This is just a hunch though. It seems pervasively understood among the AKSA folks that better parts DO have a very pos ...