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Old 08-29-2012, 11:15 AM
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thinking of t boning my new pr 12s with the teflon caps and go thru the expense and miserable break in period. Has anyone does this to an older cj amp. am worried it will bve richer/slower or ruin the magic. thanks to all ray
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Old 08-29-2012, 11:33 AM
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thinking of t boning my new pr 12s with the teflon caps and go thru the expense and miserable break in period. Has anyone does this to an older cj amp. am worried it will bve richer/slower or ruin the magic. thanks to all ray


None of the above but you need a minimum of 300 hrs on the amps to make a judgement.
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am worried it will bve richer/slower
Teflon caps are generally the opposite.

Check out Vcap CuTF caps.
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Teflon caps are generally the opposite.

Check out Vcap CuTF caps.
I might be wrong (sure Lew will correct me otherwise) but I think that VCap makes cj's Teflon caps. Not a cheap date.
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I might be wrong (sure Lew will correct me otherwise) but I think that VCap makes cj's Teflon caps. Not a cheap date.
My understanding was that C-J's Teflon caps were made by Dan Babineau, founder of Running Springs...
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My understanding was that C-J's Teflon caps were made by Dan Babineau, founder of Running Springs...
Unless my memory is failing, Lew told me Vcap make them to cj specs when I was debating whether to do my prem 8a.
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I might be wrong (sure Lew will correct me otherwise) but I think that VCap makes cj's Teflon caps. Not a cheap date.
I don't think Lew is disclosing this information.
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Old 08-29-2012, 12:46 PM
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It will definitely improve the amps considerably. More detail, more transparency, larger stage and better focus. It will not bring the Pr12 to the level of current cj offerings. In their current amps they use better resistors and better power supply design as well.
With that said a Pr12 with Teflon caps and KT120 output tubes will sound exquisite.
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what is the sonic difference between 6550's and kt 120s??
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