I have my Yaqin in Portugal, and i'm working in Spain this week. I'll take a look at the prolyprop caps values this weekend.

thanks man

another question .... tube i really noob

i found one of my tube is brighter ... its got problem i heard this kind of tube cant be soo bright

Left site one brighter than right one

About the tubes, Ian Grant have already give you some ideas of what might be or not, in the other Yaqin topic. I concur with him.

Concerning Yaqin polyprop caps, mine have this Metallized Film Capacitor - MEX(X2) Type with 1,0uF / 280V in the outputs ( the big ones ) and the same caps with 0,33uF / 280V in the inputs.
They have also X2 certification - the reason i won't changed them - with these symbols :



They are not line filters. They are filtering RF interferences, mostly.

I remember Philips and also Epcos made them in color blue.

thanks man

recently i just change the resistor to KIWAME carbon resistor
signal out i change to Kimber TCSS cable and changing to cap to ELNA cap

now wait to burn in n see

Nice.
I'm a big fan of ELNA caps. One of the most smooth caps there i know of.
I have done the same in my Super T-Amp plus Nichicon Muse and i'm very, very pleased with that.
Enjoy.

but i just use normal Elna cap not those audio cap

this my final upgrade for my Yaqin just waiting my mullard tube to arrived

i found my drawer got left over Mundorf ZN 0.1uf (silver oil will be better result) soo i couple with the MEX-X2 cap at output singal ermm sound fantastic .... more focus and more bodies , vocal more presentable and high frequency more smoother not soo sharp already

Tanx for sharing.
...Mundorf are very, very good.
Have fun.

Hi everyone! I'm new here, and just wanted to say hello.

After considering the many options to enhance my redbook cd playback, I just ordered the following...

From, The Pacific Valve & Electric Company...

Yaqin Vacuum Tube Buffer
Jan Phillips 6922 Tube
JJ Tesla 6922/E88CC Tube

&

From, Blue Jeans Cable...

2 foot BJC LC-1 Stereo Audio Cables, with techflex
1 foot BJC LC-1 Stereo Audio Cables, with techflex
(2) 8 foot Belden 5T00UP Speaker Cable w/Bananas to Bananas Terminations

Total: $369.93



My system is as follows..

Sony DA3100ES Receiver
Oppo DV-980H Universal Player
Fronts: Paradigm Monitor 7s
Center & Rears: Mirage Omnisats
Sub: Mirage Omni 10 - w/200watt amplifier
Sony KDS-60A3000


I'll let everyone my thoughts after everything arrives. Overall; I am quite happy with the sound of the Oppo. But, like many; after hanging around music forums, and talking with folks; I decided I might want to get a better redbook CD player. Then; I discovered that there are companies that actually mod the Oppo (and other brands). I thought about that. And, you could spend $1000 or more in just doing that. I also considered an outboard DAC. I've heard good things about how those can enhance the sound. And, I was considering spending over $500 on just a redbook player. My head was spinning! After more reading, the idea of a tube CD player entered into it. I found Pacific Valve, and looked around over there.

In my research, I found out about tube buffers. I did a bit more reading. And, it began to make sense that this could be a good option, as well.

So; I pulled the trigger yesterday. Also; I decided it was time for new speaker wire. So; I ordered that too.


- Greg

Very nice setup GKH.
The Yaqin is a very good tube buffer and i'm sure it will be an upgrade; if you have consider buying a new cd source, i was recently in Lisbon's Audio Show and i was completly thrilled with the Cambridge Audio Azur 640c V2.0. Just a thought... and for 400€....

sorry to bump in the threat

hi cuoreboy, hows the yaqin sound after break in? mind share where you couple the MEX-X2 cap ? picture not really showing. thanks

The black colour round thing is mundorf cap

do you couple them to the positive and negative of the female rca ? or bypassing the original capacitor? that mundorf cost a leg

i just couple with original cap
just solder parallel with original cap