"The Devil" wrote in message
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Did you make the filter boxes?

I did

Just finished 'em last night and spent all evening listening. I think I'm
still suffering from shock. Its like new speakers. I need to get re
acclimated .
I used to think of the Quads as a little warm (especially compared to the
Legacy's). But now the high end is really opened up. The chimes and bells
just sing with a realism that is almost scary. My first impression worried
me that this might be too much and be fatigueing but that passed. The
clarity and detail is really astounding. I also think the speakers blend
better and disappear completely.
I found myself pulling album after album wondering what's this gonna be
like. Some bad recordings are even worse, but the good ones are amazing.
I was listening to Harvest and had to wonder how a sucky muddy recording
like Out on a Weekend could be on the same side as a great song like A Man
Needs a Maid?

Anyway, my parents are visiting for a week so I have to pack 'em away, my
listening room is also the guest suite

Did come across a couple things in the rework. One of the speakers (that I
always felt the sound stage shifted to that side which I thought was due to
a lower ceiling height on that side) had the resistor body shattered into 3
pieces. Thing completely fell apart when I removed it. I ended up
replacing the resistors as well. There were 2 caps in each speaker. A 220
uf electrolytic and an 8 uf from Rel-Cap. PPMFE series (plastic cube body
potted). I can't find that cap on their site but I'd guess its a metalized
poly. I was wondering why not put this network on the front end of the amp
so we don't have to use power resistors and high voltage caps?

ScottW