Author: Kaz Kylheku Date: To: ada-mp1 Subject: Re: Improving MP-1's SS channel compression.
On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:58:02 -0700, Kaz Kylheku <kaz@???>
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.