Have any of you guys seen these X-10D mods?
Sept 17, 2006 0:10:47 GMT
Post by PinkFloyd on Sept 17, 2006 0:10:47 GMT
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66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:fDXdF98i2iYJ:www.dthp.net/blogs/index.php%3Fblog%3D3%26title%3Dmusical_fidelity_x10_d_heavy_mod%26more%3D1%26c%3D1%26tb%3D1%26pb%3D1+x-10d+mods&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=1
Original text from site (just in case you have difficulty copying and pasting the URL)
Musical Fidelity X10-D heavy mod
Here are some tweaks to cure this device from its weaknesses:
Bypass Power Rail with :
4.7µF MKP 400V
10µF Elna Starget 35V
470µF Elna Starget 35V
1000µF Elna Starget 35V
make this twice (one for 0V - 36V, one fore -36V - 0V ; beware of polarity when using chemicals!!).
Change the four BC327-25 for medium power audio transitors BC640.
Change 1N4007 rectifiers for BYW 98-200 ultra fast recovery diods (bypass each diod with '104' ceramic capacitors).
Add a simple 'snubber' on the power input accros the transformer's secondary (use a 1KV '103' cap).
Change all caps for better ones (went to ELNA Starget and Panasonic FC caps -- don't forget to remove all plastic caps) + blu-tac.
Bypass all red caps with 390pF MKS polystyrene caps.
Go from stock ECC88 to at least TFK PCC88, or even E288CC (siemens or TFK) (they just sound gorgeous on my system) - do not hesitate to tube roll for finding your favorite one !
Remove the red power led (if you don't like power waste and noise).
I can understand most of what's going down here but the "shite dump" on the tops of the caps, the poor soldering and the string and sellotape appearance of the mods just doesn't make me "tent"
Don't get me wrong I'm not laughing at these mods.... cap damping and adding "mass" is good but (and it's a big BUT) that "stuff" just turns me off when I look at it
I'm going to e-mail this gentleman, hopefully he can pitch in here with his ideas.... they're very interesting and well worth a punt.
66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:fDXdF98i2iYJ:www.dthp.net/blogs/index.php%3Fblog%3D3%26title%3Dmusical_fidelity_x10_d_heavy_mod%26more%3D1%26c%3D1%26tb%3D1%26pb%3D1+x-10d+mods&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=1
Original text from site (just in case you have difficulty copying and pasting the URL)
Musical Fidelity X10-D heavy mod
Here are some tweaks to cure this device from its weaknesses:
Bypass Power Rail with :
4.7µF MKP 400V
10µF Elna Starget 35V
470µF Elna Starget 35V
1000µF Elna Starget 35V
make this twice (one for 0V - 36V, one fore -36V - 0V ; beware of polarity when using chemicals!!).
Change the four BC327-25 for medium power audio transitors BC640.
Change 1N4007 rectifiers for BYW 98-200 ultra fast recovery diods (bypass each diod with '104' ceramic capacitors).
Add a simple 'snubber' on the power input accros the transformer's secondary (use a 1KV '103' cap).
Change all caps for better ones (went to ELNA Starget and Panasonic FC caps -- don't forget to remove all plastic caps) + blu-tac.
Bypass all red caps with 390pF MKS polystyrene caps.
Go from stock ECC88 to at least TFK PCC88, or even E288CC (siemens or TFK) (they just sound gorgeous on my system) - do not hesitate to tube roll for finding your favorite one !
Remove the red power led (if you don't like power waste and noise).
I can understand most of what's going down here but the "shite dump" on the tops of the caps, the poor soldering and the string and sellotape appearance of the mods just doesn't make me "tent"
Don't get me wrong I'm not laughing at these mods.... cap damping and adding "mass" is good but (and it's a big BUT) that "stuff" just turns me off when I look at it
I'm going to e-mail this gentleman, hopefully he can pitch in here with his ideas.... they're very interesting and well worth a punt.