Super T-Amp, mods

I'd made a few mods in my S-Tamp here's some pics:

Elna, Nichicon Muse and Nichicon Gold in parallel:




Input caps from Elna (of course) and Panasonics plus an heatsink for the Tripath chip.




Inside view:



The sound...?
Just awesome.

Is that the Sonic Super T? I wonder why it's been discontinued?

cubdog

because they must be studying clints mods and going to incorporate them in a new model.

because they must be studying clints mods and going to incorporate them in a new model.

Btw, Sonic Super T as been discontinued, but there's still a lot of Tripath based amps on the market.

a stock unit is a very refined sounding amp, i would love to hear your upgraded unit.

I forgot to mention an important issue here.
Because of this rumbling mod upgrading mostly in my Nad cdp, i've learned a lot of stuff myself.
For instance, i can say now and for sure that without screw the cdp caracteristics and "personality" - i'm not a diy freak - i can change the sound of any cdp for a lot better with 10 caps in the right place and of course with right values.

This post has been edited by clint e. on March 28, 2008 01:47 pm

are you taking any orders?

i'm wondering if sending you only the required circuit boards for you to upgrade is a viable option ...

are you taking any orders?

i'm wondering if sending you only the required circuit boards for you to upgrade is a viable option ...

Of course it is.

Clint, I know I can still get a Super T amp for under $150. Are you familiar with any other ones that can match its performance at that price?

cubdog

i also have a Trends Audio TA-10.1 that sounds better to my ears. it goes for about the same price as the Super T.

I concur with Scott, the Trends Audio TA-10 it's a great digital amp.

that of course is the stock versions of both. i've never heard a modded Super T or Trends Audio so i cant comment on those. i would be willing to bet that Alvaro's modded Super T will out perform the stock Trends Audio.

I concur with you again, Scott. My Super T has indeed a great sound. Mainly because of caps' quality i had the chance to put on this baby.

The input filtering caps are Panasonic FC's and normal Elna in parallel; the others are Nichicon Gold and bipolar Nichicon Muse. Great audio caps.
BTW, there's a big difference in sonic terms, between normal caps and audio caps. Sometimes the issue here is to find good audio caps. Only a a few sites on the net sell them in small quantities. Another way to find them is on broken or busted audio or computer gear. )
I find out that old Marantz and Sony busted gear have great caps... You guys in America can find these busted units - that nobody wants - very easy and almost for free and took (desoldering) some of best caps from them...just an idea.

This post has been edited by clint e. on March 30, 2008 04:48 am

I bought yesterday for 5€ a used power suply 220AC/15DC from a guy who had some busted parts from a lot of old audio and video gear all pilled out in his repair shop.
Is made by Nichicon - imo from an old Sony unit, from the late 80's or 90's. Today i will mesure it and than i'll try it out in my Super T.

Later i'll post some pics.

Well, i changed just a few caps with Panasonic FM and now is playing. Later i'll make some sound apreciations.

Here's some pics: