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my 3g's port is an absolute pain in the ass. None of my charging plugs fit in it well. I settle for "cocked at a 20 degree angle held in place by my armrest charging 80% of the time." I imagine the number of successful LODs is low on that bitch's abomination of a port.

Also, the only non polar 10uf 50v cap I could find was the AC series, not the N series. The description of the AC series was high current for x-overs -- would that be detrimental in my application?

Thanks for the help, luvdunhill, The BGs are in my shopping cart and the preamp comes in the mail today. I'm going to do my due diligence and put some hours of listening into it before I roll the caps, so I can appreciate the difference. I'll open it up and post some pictures before I do the work. My DIY legacy is a handful of failed cmoys and a slightly manlier handful or working cables, so this represents a big step for me. Out of the kiddie pool, into the shark tank.

These cost more, and were engineered with considerably more care, than my first car. I give you, the 1976 sky-blue AMC pacer:

La la la... Wait, you wanted value and improvement? I thought you meant neither value nor improvement. My bad.

Heavens, you're so right. I misread the bevel. The difference is pretty clear now that I look at it.

P.S. No pads on the RS-1 and 414 pads on the PS-1? You, sir, are unconventional.

I'm tempted to say we should have it at Larry's, since we could also use the time to listen to every other headphone ever made.

No opposition from me here. They also make the best t-shirts of any webcomic I know of. I just feel that the majesty of the Great Outdoor Fight is not to be outdone.

No harm in a little cheese now and again. They're doing their day job pretty well.

Dino comics funnier than Achewood? Nevar.

Ingwe, I'm loving the custom title. Also, your avatar makes me think of Ayn Rand every single time I see it. I cannot explain why.

Shucks, awful kind of ya'.

Oh, The Economist, how I adore you. Can you imagine any other current events publication producing such a thoughtful piece on analog vs. digital/SS? Least of all an article that only endorses a product that's been out of production for 30 years? Great magazine. I'm keeping my subscription.

Hey, Naamanf, any chance I could hear these once they're back on the front range? I know your list is set, but I've made offers on both of these pieces on HF's FS board, and I'd love to give them a listen before I commit money.

Do you worry about noise introduced through the video components in the Classe? That touch screen would wear on the back of my mind every time I used it. That being said, I'll bet it sounds fantastic, if it sounds anything like other classe gear I've heard. Give it a spin on the SRM-T1

Those barrels make a nice-looking Y-split. I'd kinda like to know who built it as well.

Reks, it seems we watch all the same shows, except I've never seen true blood. It's downloading now.

There is no Stax inquisition...

Yeah seriously. There's a mailing list I want to be on.

Bingo. I definitely noticed a change -- no doubt -- but I attribute the change to better damping and different shape. I think with equally dampened materials of equal size and shape the only advantage wood has is looks. Good cups made of inert materials like carbon fibre or even plastic should sound as good or better.

I guess we know which side of the Rega / Technics debate he falls on... neither.

I'm sure I could hunt someone down. I wouldn't call what I do with a soldering iron "handy", but I've some acquaintances whose degrees relied on their soldering skills, to some small measure. Surely one of them can be bought off with alcohol. Anywhere I should look for mods, or is it really so simple as replacing the DC coupling caps on the input and output? You also mention that they're in the gain stage -- does that mean that if the unit is in passive mode those caps are bypassed? I intend to use it in passive if I at all can.

Well that's ironic... I just bought the GFP-750 and found this thread. It appears I am yet again on the wrong end of this thing.

Just bought my first Stereophile Class "A" component (that was not a headphone)... Adcom GFP-750 preamp designed by Nelson Pass: