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RE: 193L vs. 193M for 110-V service

Posted by Dyak (A) on July 2, 2007 at 19:11:21

In Reply to: RE: 193L vs. 193M for 110-V service posted by audionutge@yahoo.com on July 2, 2007 at 16:09:41:

Hi Alan,

No kidding. OK, I'll give it a whirl. They've (the auricaps) been in there soo long I had kinda forgotten 'bout 'em.

OK, hmmmmm, does Al's post earlier today (linked below) explain why this might be so? Specifically his 4th and 6th "paragraphs"?

In light of that, my PLC (lightly tweaked Monster 3500MkII) uses parallel AC caps as well... in general, are the caps and the chokes acting (for lack of a better descriptive term)"antagonistically" towards one another? If I'm reading things correctly, I am presuming that my PLC may be degrading the (potential) sound quality over using the chokes, correct? Whoa...that's some heavy news....though I always knew that the use of inline PLCs is essentially a trade-off of sorts.

Regardless, I'll still remove the Auricaps and write back to let you (all) know of my perceptions and opinions.

Just ordered some more chokes....one's on its way and the others are back-ordered.

Best regards and thanks for the tip!

Doug




For what its worth to those might be interested: Here's a list of the Monster 3500 MkII "tweaks" I've done/tried thus far: 1st, I found the Monster unit waaay cheap (less than $100) and it is fed from a VH-Audio cryoed 10-2 Romex dedicated line to a cryoed Furutech 20-Amp outlet, going into a VH-Audio Flavor 4 w/furu Cu terminations to the Monster PLC.

So:

1) I cut and inserted Furu IEC inlet 2) Replaced all outlets with Furu 15 amp Cu (not the newest ones),
3) Replaced all crimp connectors w/point-to-point soldered cryoed wires
4) Reinforced all solder traces w/cryoed 18 gauge VH-Audio hookup wire (removed all insulation then laid & soldered over traces where possible)
5) Bypassed filtration section for "high current" outlets w/VH-Audio star-quad wire,
6) Dampened / connected caps to the boards where possible or to each other w/small amounts of rope caulk,
7) Dampened interior chassis and borards w/rope caulk and PEs sonic barrier dampening foam,
8) Vibrapods and cones supporting the unit.

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