Would like to upgrade

[bucketofguts]

I put a new Audio Note Pot in my Crack.. Now I would like to try a pair of Audyn Cap Q4 100uF 400V MKP Metalized Polypropylene Foil Crossover Capacitors. It it as simple as replacing the stock capacitors withe the new. If that is the case i can do that. If not could someone steer me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

Yes, it is that simple.  Those big caps will fit much, much more easily in a Crack-a-two-a and there are mounting points so you can secure them to the chassis plate.

 

[bucketofguts]

I am sipping the cool aid with a little bourbon. In Doc B’s words “…for the stock Crack circuit the two easiest improvements after Speedball are film output caps and a better attenuator.”  Thank you very much for your reply. I plan  to keep Bottlehead  rolling in many ways. I need a new Turntable preamp and have a few PQ 6922 valves so ........ I am saving my $.

 

[bucketofguts]

I i just finished putting the bigger film saps in. I say that they make a the Crack sound better. I spent $74.00 bucks and think that it was $ well spent. I took out my  Tung-Sol 5998 and my Sylvanlia 6SN7GT both vintage and put in a Thomson 6080WA and one of my RCA Clear Top and gave a listen. Sounds like it grew bigger you know. I am going to have a beer now listen to a old CBS Records of Aja. Many thanks to all that have helped along the way. I put the Caps both with the names and values towards the headphone jack. I saw somewhere that they go in a certain way due to the way the are constructed? I have seen them installed both ways. Maybe someone will jump in. Might have to turn mine around.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

Inner and outer foil in that position is not at all critical.

 

[bucketofguts]

Thank you!