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    Modding my ARC Ref Anniversary

    Why Stealthcaps? You should use copper foil caps instead. That alone will produce much better results.
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    best cost no object, cables

    Audioquest, of course!
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    I've finally made up my mind about FLAC vs uncompressed...sigh. Hard drive makers rejoice.

    I'm so glad I'm not the only "loony" who thinks that WAV sounds better than FLAC:) Yes, I have figured out how to improve FLAC sound. All we need to do is DEcompress our FLACs. Another way of saying it is we need to convert our FLACs back into the original WAV and Bob's your uncle! Of course...
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    Modding my ARC Ref Anniversary

    Nonsense! They choke nothing. The more of them I added around the tubes, the better everything sounded: more focused soundstage, better resolved, clearer and a tad closer. Music sounds more life-like.
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    Modding my ARC Ref Anniversary

    But wait a minute, Golum! You haven't done the entire thing yet. You've only done about 60% of what can and should be done. You can't quit yet!;)
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    New Ref 6SE and Ref 750SEL

    If you have nothing - that may be a way to go. But if you already own a decent preamp, my point is it is silly to sell it, losing money. Instead, improve what you already own by replacing the junk they put at the factory with the best part money can buy. To me this is the only logical way to go...
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    Modding my ARC Ref Anniversary

    I don't need to hear Golum's amp. I can clearly see what's been done and what parts were used. For me that is more than enough to get a pretty good idea about SQ improvement he obtained. Over the past 8 years my system received well over 20 different mods and I remember quite clearly how each...
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    Modding my ARC Ref Anniversary

    Golum, nice to see substantial modding of your amp and I fully agree with comments of your tech who did the work. You now have a brand new amp that outperforms anything that costs 5 times that (and I mean including what you've spent on new parts and the modding work). Audioguy1958 is right -...
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    Modding my ARC Ref Anniversary

    Joostp, the answer to that is very simple: the more - the better. If 2.2uf fits in there - great, go for it! Oh, and while you're at it, throw out that Nichicon rubbish and replace with Mundorf with larger capacitance. You won't recognize your REF75 after that because it will steamroller REF160!
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    Modding my ARC Ref Anniversary

    Have you read my post #123? I thought I was clear about where the new Duelunds went. How exactly they are wired I can't tell you. Only my engineer can tell you that. Too complicated for me:) Regarding Wima. No, you won't be able to replace all Wima with the same values AND bypass. Impossible...
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    Modding my ARC Ref Anniversary

    Joostp, I have 2 questions for you: 1. What are those black thingies you have on top of the electrolytes? 2. How did your friend's LS28 sound compared to your modded LS27?;-)
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    Modding my ARC Ref Anniversary

    What I meant was nothing else is planned to mod in the RefAnn. But I do have a few ideas about my DAC and power amp;-). It sounds like I don't have a system. Nor does it sound like a recording. It sounds more like musicians came to my room, set up their gear and started to play for me. It's...

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