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The instalation of this VTL´s Monoblocks change all the soul of the System, a miracle.

The combination of this Monoblocks and the 803´s is magical

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With the Straight Wire Maestro Speakers cable and the Stones in the Speakers Bases, add more stage and clarity, and give to the 803´s more deep bass.

At this time I always use a japanese turntables all my life, yesterday start to use a vintage fully restored Thorens TD126MkII, and the sound is absolutely new to me, open and rich, deep bass and full stage, I already use a Vintage Cartrigde, my next step, some Benz Micro or another, accept sugestions, Thanks

Tweaks

Shanling CD-T100, I buy the Audiocom Superclock 4 from Kyle, excellent service by the way, and installed myself, I found some problems to find the adequate power source, having a noise troubles, at last we install a Toko PS30-12C power supply 110/12vdc variable (9 to 17vdc). This tweak is really amazing in this way, with this power source we can change de DC out tuning the superclock 4 depending on the DC out, in the 10.5 vdc works excellent for me. Equally I install the Underwood Mods 1 and 2, buying the components from Ebay, rising the Shanling to the High End level.

VTL´s

The originals MB-300´s mono blocks are excellent tube powers amplifiers for the money, just with a some harsh sound problem in the tetrode mode, and of course the detail of the age. I realize four important changes on this beauties, changing the originals VTL´s polypropylene Rolled Film (0.47k-400v)for the Mundorfs (16 in total), retiring the 16 Electro harmonix KT-90 for the Genalex Gold Lions KT-88, installing a Telefunken´s NOS originals driver tubes from 1956 (210 dollars from Ebay), and changing all the electrolytic capacitors from a new ones (Elna Caps). With all this Mods the VTL´s sound more delicacy and powerful, with a enormous detail, stage and some interesting point to my B&W 803s, a defined and powerful bass.

B&W 803S

Change the originals Crossover Caps for a Mundorfs, and installing a new internal cables from Cardas, offer a new dimension to this beauties, the mids and the highs are more defined, and you can noticed much more definition between instruments.

VTL´s Power Cords

I buy four AC connectors from some people in Hong Kong (Ebay), two males and two females, obtain from a Car Audio Store some meters of the high power DC cable number 10 (Used in the Cars Audio installation) and built my own Power Cords (see pics). After that I install a exclusive 230VAC socket to plug this two Powers Cords through the VTL´s Monoblocks, in this current this beauties sound more relaxed and open and you save money on the electricity.
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    • Conrad Johnson PV-12A
    C&J Tube Pre with Phono, upgraded with Telefunken 801s NOS tubes
    • VTL MB-300
    Tube Monoblock Amplifier, Teflon VCaps 0.47uf x 16, Upgraded the 6350´s to Tungsol, and the 12at7 to Telefunken 801s
    • Thorens TD-126b mkII
    Absolutely restored, Upgraded with Cardas cables
    • Sony PS-B80
    Biotracer Vintage Tonearm
    • B&W Nautilus 803s
    Floorstand speakers
    • Shanling CD-T100
    Tube CD Player, Audiocom modifications Level-1plus mod, and WE396A Tubes
    • Benz Micro MC Lo.4
    MC 0.8 Benz Micro Cartrigde
    • Straight Wire Maestro II
    Classic Cable Excelent Stage and Clarity
    • Nakamichi 682zx
    Three head Deck
    • Monster AVS-2000
    Automatic Voltage Stabilizer
    • Monster Controller 300
    Omnilink Home Theater and Lighting Remote Control
    • Aiwa XD-S1100
    Digital Audio Tape deck
    • Samsung SPR-4232XVA
    42" Plasma Monitor
    • Stones Base Home Made
    A Big Stone Bases to improve the quality of the bass and make more better stage
    • Jolida JD-9
    Tube Phono Stage with improvements level2 (450$ optional)
    • Cardas 33awg
    Cardas 33awg Tonearm Cable Kit/Gold - Clips Gold and silver solder
    • Power Cords PC1
    Home made power cables for the monoblocks
    • Audiocom Superclock 4S
    Levels 1-2 Modifications, Power Supply, Vacum Tube Output, Solid State Stage and Superclock with external power supply.
    • Mundorf Polypropylene Rolled Film Caps
    16 pieces of 0.47k 400v Mundorf caps on the VTL Monoblocks, 8 p/monoblock.
    • Mundorf Crossovers Caps for B&W´s
    Crossovers caps in the B&W 803s
    • Genalex KT-88 Gold Lion Tube
    16 pieces of Russian Gold Lions in the VTL´s monoblocks.

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Nice clean installation, and I'll bet it sounds great. Congratulations on putting it all together. Looks as though you've gone from a VAC amplifier to VTL. What are your impressions of the change?

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