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Re: Capacitors
« Reply #60 on: January 13, 2013, 02:44:23 PM »
Dammit I hesitated on the soundsmith and lost out   ](*,)

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Re: Capacitors
« Reply #61 on: January 14, 2013, 09:50:17 AM »
Yes go for the soundsmith, I have had both in my system and I am friends with Boris of Vista.
Boris is agreat guy but the Soundsmith is better by a large degree.
When you want to move to moving coil call me, that pre with a good stepup(like Slagle) will be killer, trust me


Matter of opinion.  Guy that bought my Vista also owns the Soundsmith, and he tells me he prefers the Vista.  Smoother and more musical, he says.  Just reporting, I don't know from personal experience, but I did very much enjoy the Vista.

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Re: Capacitors
« Reply #62 on: January 14, 2013, 09:56:51 AM »
Dammit I hesitated on the soundsmith and lost out   ](*,)

Been there, done that! :duh 

You know how the saying goes "... He who hesitates, finds something else to buy!" :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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Re: Capacitors
« Reply #63 on: February 02, 2013, 08:10:34 AM »
  Back to topic. The Mundorf SIO caps are settled in. 400 hours to stop changing. Duelund CAST1.0 are coming in for the Arions. The original caps are Cardas.
    Has anyone noticed that if using tubed gear the tube and the cap synergy is key to cap selection ?

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Re: Capacitors
« Reply #64 on: February 03, 2013, 07:41:36 PM »
  Back to topic. The Mundorf SIO caps are settled in. 400 hours to stop changing. Duelund CAST1.0 are coming in for the Arions. The original caps are Cardas.
    Has anyone noticed that if using tubed gear the tube and the cap synergy is key to cap selection ?

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