On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:58:02 -0700, Kaz Kylheku wrote: > On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:57:08 -0700, I wrote: >> But the compression chip is the original, 25 year old NE572. I'm >> thinking of throwing out that out and popping in a new SA572. Maybe >> they have improved the gain cells in that thing? >> >> Has anyone tried it and has it made any difference? > > I now have an SA572 on order I mean, electronics shop. > I will report on this when I have it in my hands. Okay, I finally got that chip and popped it in. Fantastic improvement! The solid state channel has become clearer. It is no longer darker sounding compared to tube clean! When I change between tube clean and SS clean with identical EQ settings, the two "blend" very closely.