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February 2008 |
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Happy New Year to all of our dedicated pcX customers, we hope you had a safe happy holiday season. We are sorry we were not able to broadcast a January Newsletter, so we are making this one extra special.
Beginning @ 6 p.m. on February 6th, 2008, pcX is pleased to offer all our customers 15% off ELECTROLYTIC CAPS, AC PRODUCTS & FUSES This discount only applies to all IN-STOCK: JENSEN, JJ, MUNDORF, SANYO, UNLYTIC, CORNELL & JAMICON capacitors and Hi-Fi TUNING, ACME, CONNEX, EICHMANN, FURUTECH, HUBBELL, MARINCO, NEOTECH, ONIX & SCHURTER. NOTE: Black-gate is excluded from the sale as they are no longer in production, and stocks are depleting quickly. The only "small" discounts considered for Black-Gate are on large, volume orders. |
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FEATURED ITEMS |
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These British-made precision "audio-grade" Metal Film Resistors (1 watt, 1/2 watt and 1/4 watt 1.0 %, -100ppm, axial leads) are now being phased out at pcX (after almost 20 years). As such, we are offering them on a going-forward basis at 30% off (no additional discounts for quantity). Get yours while they last. Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! BYBEE Quantum Purifiers - 15% OFF These unique devices are at the heart of every Bybee Slipstream and Golden Goddess plug-in "Instant Upgrade" product. Originally developed (and still used) for military applications, this quantum purification technology has proven that eliminating sub-audible noise—i.e., noise un measurable by typical test-bench instruments--at the quantum mechanical level produces previously unattainable resolution and beauty in home audio and video. For more than ten years select Original Equipment Manufacturers and elite custom upgrade specialists have used Bybee Quantum Purifiers to enhance the performance of hundreds of highly regarded electronic components and loudspeakers. NOTE: Bybee Quantum Purifiers are cryogenically treated to enhance BYBEE-66113 Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! |
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NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS |
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pcX is pleased to announce Dexa UWB regulators, please read the information supplied by Lars Clausen of Dexa. Lars Clausen of DEXA Technologies writes "The UWB Regulator is a high end replacement to 78XX and 79XX regulators found in CD / DVD players and other audio equipment. The output of the 7805 regulator is often used as reference for the DAC, or other noise sensitive sections of the audio equipment, like the OpAmps. Unfortunately the 7805 has very poor noise performance. Especially if there are external noise sources around the 7805 regulator, like rippe or load fluctuations. In case a fluctuating load is connected to the 7805, or 100 Hz ripple is present on the input of the 7805, the S/N ratio of the 7805 drops down below acceptable level for Audio purposes. In this case you can greatly benefit from a regulator with a good ripple rejection, but even more improtantly, a regulator with a wide bandwidth loop, that can remain stable under fluctuating loads. The UWB regulator replaces the 7805 (or other 78XX / 79XX regulator) as a cheap and simple upgrade of your Audio Player, and has more than 100 times better ripple rejection, 10 times lower noise, and no line and load regulation error. It is discretely made on a circuit board, of roughly the same size as the 78XX / 79XX regulator. This way a regulator can be constructed with better performance than any known IC regulator on the market. 78XX is the positive voltage regulator, while .. 79XX is the negative voltage regulator. Be sure to get the right one." Positive: DEXA-70907 Negative: DEXA-70913 PCX PRICING: Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! XHADOW Banana & Spade Connectors The Xhadow Precision BANANA is one of the best made in the world. The main barrel and rear-nut are lathed from pure aluminum rod-stock and anodized in "Xhadow Gray" for a durable and non-conductive finish. Into this barrel assembly fits the contact assembly. Each one is machined from OFHC pure Copper which is then silver-plated. The Xhadow SPADE Connectors maintain the same theme, with regard to base material and plating...they are silver-plate over OFHC pure Copper. VAMPIRE-70904......$24.95 USD/pr Banana Plug Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! DUELUND Copper/Cotton Hook-Up Wire pcX is pleased to now be handling a new copper hook-up wire from the audio magicians at Duelund. Featuring a heavy 14.5 awg solid-core HC-OFC copper conductor, and oil impregnated cotton jacket, this signal wire will be perfect for higher current applications, when a warm, full sonic presentation is desired. DUELUND-71189 Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! EURO AUDIO TEAM Cool Valves & Cool Dampers pcX is now pleased to be stocking the very best vacuum tubes in the world - the Euro Audio Team Cool Valves ! The premiumly-priced EAT 300B, KT88, ECC88 (6DJ8/6922) and ECC803S (12AX7) represent the very best we've seen or heard, in these tube types. All EAT tubes come with a full "no hassle" 1 year warranty ! Specifications are so close that Match Pairs and Matched Quads can be offered without a cost premium. In addition, we are now stocking the EAT Cool Dampers, for small 9-pin tubes. These cleverly designed anodized aluminum heat sinks (with carbon teflon insert stripes, inlayed into various internal channels), both grip the tube bulb to reduce microphonics, but also conduct the the heat away from the bulb (to the heatsink), thereby lowering overall bulb temperature - and thus, increasing tube life dramatically. NOTE: The ECC88 and ECC803S tubes come with Cool Dampers already mounted on each tube (included in their price). TUBEEAT-71186 ......$1,200.00 USD MP 300B Power Triode 4-Pin Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! NOS 12AU7 La Radiotechnique France (RT) Super quality 12AU7 made by the French subsidiary of Philips/Mullard. These tubes have long plates, a halo getter, and 1958 date codes. Excellent performance in both hi-fi and musical instrument applications. Individually boxed in original "La Radiotechnique" boxes. NOS-70898 Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! auraT (Teflon) Capacitors pcX is please to now be stocking the auraT line of high resolution Teflon Film and Tin Foil Capacitors. From Audience, the makers of the highly regarded (and extraordinarily popular) line of AuriCap metallized polpropylene caps, these "cost no object" auraT caps are felt by many to be the most resolute and transparent capacitor ever engineered. NOTE: AuraTEFLON capacitors are pre-cooked to minimize the multi-hundred hour break in period typically associated with Teflon capacitors. As well, they are also terminated with Auric stranded hook-up wire.
AURICAP-70884 Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! FURUTECH AC Plugs/Sockets, Audio Connectors & Accessories pcX is now pleased to handling the complete range FURUTECH Products. Our range of listed categories and the breadth of stocked items will increase consistently throughout 2008. Whether it be AC Plugs, IEC Plugs or IEC Inlets; International AC Plugs/Sockets; XLR Plugs and Jacks (sockets); RCA Plugs and Female Jacks; Banana Plugs, Spade Lugs or Binding Posts; Various Cables and an Assortment of Audio Accessories....pcX will have it all available to its loyal customer base. Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! MUNDORF SUPREME Silver/Gold/Oil & M-Cap MKP 250V Caps - NEW pcX is now please to be stocking the two newest ranges of capacito Their new top-of-the line SUMPREME Silver/Gold/Oil...this often requested cap combines the best sonic properties of both their Silver/Gold and Silver in Oil SUPREME caps. As well, Mundorf has replaced their MKT (metalized polyester) line with a new range of lower voltage M-Cap 250V MKP (metalized polypropylene) caps, joining the existing M-Cap 400V MKP line. pcX has these in stock right now. In fact, pcX now stocks a full range of values in each and every SERIES of Mundorf film caps. Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! HiFi Tuning Noise Destroyer To quote Robert Stein of The Cable Company, "The HiFi-Tuning Noise Destroyer was demonstrated on the noisy AC power in the hallway of a big NY hotel during Primedia's (Stereophile, etc..) 2007 "Home Entertainment Show." By using a "Noise Detector," which made the noise on the AC line audible to everyone, the impact of this product was obvious. The instant one of the Noise Destroyers was plugged into the circuit, the noise vanished completely. Stock on hand sold out to consumers, reviewers, and other exhibitors in just a few hours due to this powerful demonstration of their effectiveness." The Noise Destroyer is a parallel AC filter - a classic wall-wart - which plugs into a "free" socket within the AC circuit . It consumes a tiny amount (about 0.25mA) of current while it goes about getting rid of RFI and EMI that are in the AC circuit, providing a lower noise floor resulting in better video and audio performance. Because the filter system is parallel, it is not current limiting, nor does it have any adverse effect on dynamics. This is by far the most effective plug-in type of filtering device we have seen. If ONE was enough to treat the nasty AC in the hallway of a major metropolitan hotel, you can be confident that it can handle the audio and video circuits in your Audio or AV System.  HFT-70789 Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! |
6C33C-B CUSTOM TUBE TESTER & TUBES |
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pcX has recently received delivery of the custom tube tester we had commissioned to be built for the 6C33C-B Russian power triode tube. Using this tester (4 tubes at a time):
TUBEORT-64640 Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! |
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CLEARANCE SALE |
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Audio Space AS-6i (300B) Integrated Amplifier Retail price: $2795 USD All units, brand new, A-stock, full warranty....most sealed in their original box. Please call or e-mail info@partsconnexion.com for special pcX pricing.... or, to make us an offer. |
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NEW COMPONENT OFFERINGS |
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RAYSONIC CD168 CD Player This unit is now pcX's favourite CD PLAYER between $2000 and $5000 USD. The CD-168 bests it's cheaper sibling (the CD-128) in three important areas: better DAC chips; built-in oversampling; and volume control capability. Retail price: $2550 USD
pcX has two units available in either stock, or pcX-modified form. Also, we at pcX have access to stock units from all the above brands, as well as Denon, Marantz, Onix, Jolida, Musical-Fidelity, Unison Research, etc. |
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NEW MODIFICATION UPGRADES - RECENTLY DEVELOPED |
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RAYSONIC 128 CD Player MUSIC HALL A-25.2 Integrated Amp MUSIC HALL CD Player ORIGINAL 2008 MKII CD Player BEL CANTO DAC-3 D/A Converter SHANLING CD Player Please e-mail Chris Johnson at info@partsconnexion.com if you are interested in more information (pricing and mod details) on any of these mod packages on either an aftermarket basis, or, contained within a pre-modified unit....directly from pcX. |
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EXTRA-SPECIAL SALE PRICING |
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Promotional discount of 25% on all regular priced items below... VTV-68432 Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! ELECTRO-HARMONIX 300B & 300B Gold Grid TUBEEH-60258 300B Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! New-Old-Stock RCA 6V6GT Tubes For all those wanting to achieve that Bluesy sound! A necessity for your Fender amps: Deluxe, Deluxe Reverb, Princeton, Princetone Reverb, Harvard, Champ. Also, some Gibson amps, Ampeg amps and Jim Kelly amps. RCA's are the most highly sought after NOS version, of this tube type These late 60's vintage tubes have Grey Plates, Clear Glass, in original RCA boxes NOS-66403 Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! |
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CLOSE-OUT SALE |
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pcX is moving out the AUDIOCOM Invisus & Super Regulator 2's, they are now available at approx. 60% off the MSRP! NOTE: The prices listed below already have the discount taken off...the previous retail was $184.95 (now $74.95) for an Invisus and $74.95 (now $29.95) for a SuperRegulator 2. AudioCom Invisis "PPR2/NPR2" Regulators ACOM-70206 - 2 pieces left AudioCom Super Regulator 2 ACOM-70207 - 3 pieces left NOTE: Audiocom can provide instructions on how to change the voltage settings on any of the above regulators. Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to place an order today! |
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OVER-STOCK SALE |
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From Bill Perkins of Perkins Electro-Acoustic Research Laboratory! pcX now has in stock, "new" updated PEARL TUBE COOLERS - without a doubt, one of the most
useful accessories in tube audio. Use of these devices result in reduced tube microphony for noticeably improved sonics; and longer tube life (conservatively triple) due to the cooler "heatsinking' the heat away from the glass enveloped, via the thermally conductive copper-finned cooler material. PEARL has converted (since October 2005) cooler manufacturing over to a new fin design, which provides over 60% more contact area with the tube's glass bulb/envelope. As such, the carbon fibre sleeve is no longer required for the cooler to work, as intended. As we sell out of the older design (which include the sleeve) coolers, customers will receive new stock, without the carbon fibre sleeve. WHICH
COOLER FOR WHICH TUBE? |
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BENCHMARK DAC-1 / DAC-1 USB Upgrade MODIFICATIONS |
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pcX is very pleased to continue to offer, on an aftermarket basis only, our modification service for this award winning D/A Converter. NOTE: Benchmark Media no longer allows it's retailers (those who sell the DAC-1 itself) to also offer upgrade mods....thus, pcX resigned the product line, but we continue to enthusiastically recommend the DAC-1, and perform our DAC-1 mods. S/E Output Mod: $495 USD aftermarket NOTE: Stereophile Magazine's 2004 EDITOR's CHOICE Award Winner. Please email info@partsconnexion.com if you are interested in making a purchase of one of these fine DAC's, with or without our Performance Upgrade Mods. Details of the Mods are available upon request. |
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SONIC FRONTIERS PARTS |
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Please e-mail order@partsconnexion.com to enquire about these today! |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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PEARL TUBE COOLERS Bill Perkins of PEARL has effectively suspended operations on the production of both Tube Coolers and Cryotubes. pcX has concluded after months of unproductive discussions with Bill, that PEARL is no longer a reliable vendor, or a "going concern"....and it appears that he is unable to fulfill his legal and financial obligations to his "retail distributors" such as pcX. Until such time that Mr. Perkins can sort out a number of personal and business issues, pcX will no longer actively market his product. We at pcX regret that we cannot guarantee fulfillment of any existing PEARL back-orders due to these circumstances, which are well beyond our control. ALPHA-CORE has an announced a price increase on all foil inductors, effective Feb. 1st 2008, as a result of the continually increasing price of Copper. PRP has dramatically increased the price of their resistors due to increase in commodity materials used in their production. As well, they have increased their minimum order buy per value. pcX has mitigated the price increase to their retail customers, by ordering over 100,000 pieces in the last few weeks alone (in order to get the best price break possible). As well, we have dramatically increased our range of stocked values, in all three wattages. However, there will be small price increases on some values, especially at the extreme ends of the value ranges. DUELUND We at pcX are now pleased to have listed on our website, the complete range of DUELUND Hook-up Wire, Graphite Resistors, VSF Caps, CAST-PIO caps, WPIO Inductors and CAST Inductors. HOVLAND announced a small price increase for their line of MusiCap's last fall...however pcX has only changed it's prices effective February 1st. Also, Hovland has added a few larger Speaker Cap values, which pcX now stocks as well. |
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