Naim 62+180 recapping problem
Posted by: Mikhail Savchenko on 04 December 2017
Hello everyone!
I have 62+180 setup, monitor audio silver 5i speakers, and diy turntable lenco+sme.
I really love 62+180 sound, especially through integrated phono card. All parts in preamp and amp were original, no recapping done.
About the sound. I like the bass, when it comes not to head and ears, but to floor, and furniture and body. And my 62+180 in original way have that bass. Not super a lot, but i like how it sounds. And midrange was also nice, not screaming. But the highs leaked some brilliance. But anyway sound from turntable was really involving, i really liked to turn volume up and up! And when i connect source not from turntable, but through cd, or tape input sound became a bit dull, and really not involving.
So pros (+) was:
- Nice sound from turntable
- Punchy bass
- Nice midrange
Cons (-) was:
- A bit lack of brilliance in treble
- Dull and not involving sound through tape, cd, or aux input.
I give amp and preamp to my friend, who is constructor of audio hardware itself. He checked capacitor and said, that some of them are out or order.
And we decided to made recapping.
I searched the net and here and decided to choose elna silmic ii capacitors.
So, we changed them in amp and preamp (only small ones).
And the sound changed.
Highs become more refined, have brilliance, there is more golographic scene, and whole resolution is much better now. No problem when listening through cd or tape input.
But! The bass become weak. It is not going through the floor and furniture and body anymore. It just pushes in your ears and head, and i don't like it really ;((( and also midrange become a bit intrusive. So, it is not intresting to turn volume up anymore, sound become a bit annoying.
Amp working already more than week and half, and situation not changes.
So! We have all old capacitors saved and marked. And we can put them all back.
But! May be there is some way to save bass, midbass and midrange that was before with highs and resolution that come after recapping?
May be we can set back only some of them? Or just take another ones?
Thank you!