Sonic Craft Sale

gimpod
gimpod Posts: 1,793
edited May 2010 in Vintage Speakers
15% off *

EVERYTHING SALE!

* Note - Audio kits, Blackgate, and Sonicap Platinum are not included in this sale. Eichmann can not be "advertised" as part of this sale. This offer is good May 17th thru May 31st.
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~ Mark Twain
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited May 2010
    Cool...I need 4 more feet of the furetech FP-314Ag wire and a set of FI -11 plugs to complete my power cable collection for all my low power components.
    SDA-2BTL with custom IC
    Adcom 565 monoblocks--Monarchy Audio M-10 preamp
    Theta Data Basic Transport--Stello DA100 Signature DAC--Camelot Dragon Pro2 MK III
    Harman Kardon T-55c TT
    DH Labs Q-10 Signature Speaker Cables With Furez silver plated copper bananas
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
    4 Furutech FP-314Ag with FI-11cu Plugs/FI-11AG IECs--- Power Cords
    DH LABS REVELATIONS ICs-amps
    Revelation Audio Labs Paradise cryo-silver ICs-Source to pre
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited May 2010
    Is gim54pod one of the Sonic Craft guys from Arkansas ???? Why is this under the "Vintage Speakers" forum?
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • HB27
    HB27 Posts: 1,518
    edited May 2010
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    Is gim54pod one of the Sonic Craft guys from Arkansas ???? Why is this under the "Vintage Speakers" forum?

    Maybe because the post count doesn't qualify to be in the For Sale area where it belongs?
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2010
    dunno,,but with all the mods going on right now,it would be a good time to get those caps and resistors.As Jeff and Elliot are pretty familar with our upgrade needs---no afil,,just a great company to deal with.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited May 2010
    george daniel wrote: »
    dunno,,but with all the mods going on right now,it would be a good time to get those caps and resistors.As Jeff and Elliot are pretty familar with our upgrade needs---no afil,,just a great company to deal with.

    That's my question; "Is gim54pod Jeff, Elliot, or someone else?"

    Both are friends and have helped me immensely when they shipped me 5 or 6 large orders for my upgrade needs, but this thread does not seem to be their doing.
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2010
    Jeff has a different user name here.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • gimpod
    gimpod Posts: 1,793
    edited May 2010
    Sorry guys (Basically I don't know what I'm doing here :confused:.), I have no affiliation with Sonic Craft and didn't know were else to put it. Hope I didn't break any rules here, I DEFINITELY don't want to do that because I want to pick everyone's brain on upgrading my 1C's. I'll be posting about that later after I get it all figured out so that you guys can pick it apart and tell me where I'm right and wrong.

    I was just trying to figure out how much it's going to cost me to redo my 1C's and saw the sale was on so I thought I'd let everyone else know.

    BTW: I'm from the Pacific Northwest. (Where people don't tan they rust :D)
    “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~ Mark Twain
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited May 2010
    welcome to CP Gim54pod. It cost me $300 to upgrade my 1Cs caps and resitors using Soniccraft caps and Mills resistors. Oh yea that included some cardas solder.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited May 2010
    Welcome aboard gim54pod.

    There's a huge base of support here for Sonic Caps (especially in high pass circuits) and I originally restored both of my sets of SDA's with them. I've also done some experimentation with Auricaps, Clarity Caps and Mundorfs.

    I've come away with the impression that you can spend a more money with only very minor improvements in sound quality. Sonic Caps sound very, very good in SDA's!
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2010
    Welcome newbie,, if you buy all sonicaps and mills,,I'll send you enough solder to do the job(cardas that is),,how's that for a big welcome to Club Polk?:)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited May 2010
    Looks like the sale doesn't cover the Sonicaps though or do those of you who have done the x-over upgrades use other than Sonicap Platinums? I'm ready to pull the trigger on my 1C X-over upgrades so this may be the time.
    ____________________________________________________________

    polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, Carver Sunfire Signature Cinema Grande 400x5, ADCOM GFA 7807, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,337
    edited May 2010
    If the BlackHole is included in the sale I will be ordering it tomorrow for my 1.2tl's,And cardas binding posts.
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

    SVS SB16 X2

    Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
    Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
    Cary DMS 800PV Network
    OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
    VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
    Jolida JD9 Fully Modified

    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2010
    dpowell wrote: »
    Looks like the sale doesn't cover the Sonicaps though or do those of you who have done the x-over upgrades use other than Sonicap Platinums? I'm ready to pull the trigger on my 1C X-over upgrades so this may be the time.

    gen I

    The sonicap gen I is what you want
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2010
    Sonic Cap Platinum caps are for electronics. You could use them as bypass caps in a speaker crossover too, but you or may not like the sound. As for coupling caps(electronics), they sound wonderful.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • gimpod
    gimpod Posts: 1,793
    edited May 2010
    Thanks all for the warm welcome.
    George that's a very nice offer but I all ready have some.
    “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~ Mark Twain
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,337
    edited May 2010
    Ordered some BlackHole and Cardas binding posts today, Getting ready for round 2.
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

    SVS SB16 X2

    Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
    Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
    Cary DMS 800PV Network
    OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
    VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
    Jolida JD9 Fully Modified

    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • HB27
    HB27 Posts: 1,518
    edited May 2010
    Face wrote: »
    Sonic Cap Platinum caps are for electronics. You could use them as bypass caps in a speaker crossover too, but you or may not like the sound. As for coupling caps(electronics), they sound wonderful.

    I've used the Platinums a couple of times in my vintage amps. They do sound fantastic but be prepared for 300-400 hour break-in time.
    Well worth the wait though.
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