Re: boomerang

[Travis Hartnett <travishartnett@gmail.com>]

Replacing caps is one of those gear tweaker things which may indeed
improve the sound, since the caps being used are usually more
expensive and manufactured to higher tolerances than the stock ones,
which may have been chosen partly in regards to meeting a market price
point.  On the other hand, "improving" the sound at one point in a
circuit may reveal or introduce other problems--increased hiss,
decreased component life, etc.

Whether it makes a significant difference is often a matter of
personal taste.  However, I suspect that you can hear a difference
between 8 and 16 bit sampling under most listening conditions.

On Apr 2, 2005 9:47 AM, Nemoguitt@aol.com <Nemoguitt@aol.com> wrote:
> i just read this in a rang review at harmony-central.com
>  
>  << As to the sound quality, let me add that there is an option from the
> factory to upgrade the 'chip'. This is supposed to improve the bit level
> from 8 bit to 16 bit - I think. This would be identified as the newer
> Boomerang, labeled the 'Boomerang+'. By all means, I suppose, get the 
>newer
> one for the bit rate increase. However, as I was about to do this - get 
>the
> upgrade - I considered instead replacing every electrolytic cap on the
> circuit board with polyester instead. Trust me, there are maybe 10 1uf 
>caps
> onboard the PCB that can be replaced with amazing sonic results! After
> replacing these I plugged the Boomerang in and realized that this was a 
>very
> smart thing to do. The sound quality improved greatly - to the point 
>that I
> honestly couldn't imagine things getting any better. Yeah, I know, seems
> unlikely, but that's my story - I'm sticking to it.>>
>  
>  i wouldn't know an elecrolytic cap from a baseball cap but perhaps one 
>of
> you electro gurus out there may have an idea if this be so or
> not.....rangers want to know!.....tanks.....mic