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<blockquote data-quote="Skylar" data-source="post: 1159521" data-attributes="member: 17146">I think you can only expect so much improvement from that design, no matter how much you change (roll) capacitors and resistors. I didn&#039;t study the circuit, so please ignore what I&#039;m about to say if I&#039;m wrong. When I started on my DIY journey 6 years ago, I completely bought into the &quot;<a href="https://www.firstwatt.com/" target="_blank">First Watt</a> concept&quot; and I&#039;m not sorry that I went that route. I&#039;ve built some amazing sounded amps and preamps. Firstwatt basically means: If the first Watt sounds like crap, it doesn&#039;t matter how many Watts you add after it, it will all sound crappy.But I suspect that the amp has some sentimental value for you, so go for it. You can hardly make it worse by adding boutique components. Get some audio grade Nichicon and Elna Silmic II capacitors and Vishay RND55/60 resistors and see how much improvement you can get.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Skylar, post: 1159521, member: 17146"] I think you can only expect so much improvement from that design, no matter how much you change (roll) capacitors and resistors. I didn't study the circuit, so please ignore what I'm about to say if I'm wrong. When I started on my DIY journey 6 years ago, I completely bought into the "[URL='https://www.firstwatt.com/']First Watt[/URL] concept" and I'm not sorry that I went that route. I've built some amazing sounded amps and preamps. Firstwatt basically means: If the first Watt sounds like crap, it doesn't matter how many Watts you add after it, it will all sound crappy. But I suspect that the amp has some sentimental value for you, so go for it. You can hardly make it worse by adding boutique components. Get some audio grade Nichicon and Elna Silmic II capacitors and Vishay RND55/60 resistors and see how much improvement you can get. [/QUOTE]

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