Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...


Hi, Folks,
If anyone's interested, I've started a blog with lots of photos, documenting my ongoing build of the Audio Note Kit 1 300B SET amp. If you've ever thought of building any kit before and want to get a feel for what it's like, you're welcome to have a look!
rebbi
Hi Reb,
I am attaching the link to the specific page. Scroll down to the ones that have a value of 0.22 uf.
http://www.partsconnexion.com/capacitor_film_jupiter_copper600.html.
They are $60.00 a piece, and as you know you'd need four, but the price is very reasonable compared to the Duelund and other competitors. Look at the comments about them on this site. And as I said, they are a great fit.
John,
Link broken for me. Try this.
Reviews of those Jupiter caps are stellar. Not in the family budget right now but an interesting upgrade possibility. Thanks!
Your welcome, but I don't deserve the credit. I found out about them from other forum contributors who brought them to my attention. I understand that @ $60.00 each, they still aren't cheap.
60 x 4 =240.00 USD, much less than the top tier 300b tubes. But as with the tubes you don't know which capacitor is better for you until you hear them. Jupiter copper foils are considered to be amongst the very top level capacitors per reviews and owner feedback. I put then in my Frankensteins(1 coupling cap per mono block) and they are a nice upgrade(not night and day however) from what was excellent sound with the stock solens caps.
Charles,
Interesting that you put the Jupiter's in your Frankensteins - I don't know that I'd have the nerve to mess with such a top-tier, commercial product. But interesting to hear that they made a difference.
I think my first upgrade to the Kit 1 will probably be a "real" power cord, as I'm still using this leftover computer power cord. I'm a believer in speaker cables sounding different because I've experienced that myself in my own system. Power cords? I'm a little skeptical but open to convincing. Audio Advisor has these Pangea cords made with Cardas copper and they're under $100, so it seems like a pretty low-risk experiment.
By the way, I was listening to Paul Simon's "Rhythm of the Saints" LP last night with my mouth hanging open. I love this amp! It just makes music! :-)