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In the Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s
Post Subject: Designing with a PencilPosted by Paul S on: 9/25/2008
We should always remember that VL designs by design, rather than with his ears. While I would guess it's OK to sub 950s for 935s, at the same time I'll bet VL has taken into account ESR and other parameters that the average capacitor-swapper might overlook. The short-ish lifespan of a cap means that some of us should be thinking about replacements, and I really don't see myself sending my amps back to the "factory" for an overhaul...
As near as I can tell, there is no reason/excuse for the el-cheapo tube sockets throughout, although I don't know what else was available for the 6C33C when VL first built the ML2. What does BATman use? One day I will pop the bottom off to try to figure out how hard it would be to swap out those sockets.
Meanwhile, we all know the story of those "cheap plastic binding posts"...
I can't listen to the ML2 and regard it as an "accident", since it sounds like anything but that. But it seems pretty clear by now that VL will stick to his desiderata regardless of what we think or do.
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