I had the Mundorfs in for about 4 months.
If they need more than 4 months I have to move on because i am old and life is short.
The Vcaps copperfoil teflons were much better, right out of the box ...and stayed that way
Besides I am not alone in this camp, there are lots of people in the DIY world that have experienced what I have.
Sometimes you have to get past the hype and just be honest.
I was honest, I bought them, installed them, used them, and removed them. And learned alot along the way.
It was great in the beginning, but in the end they bothered me. I wanted them to work, they were not cheap, but who was I foolin?
Mike
So 120 days at say 3 hours a day ? Say 350 hours would be close.
These caps were chosen by Dodd over the Solens so that is why they are in there. Dodd likes the synergy of the Mundorf with the other parts in his preamp., especially the Harmonix 6H30 tube combo. A complete design not just a"cap" of the day choice.
The V-cap TIO teflons took nearly 1000 hours to sound right in the Cyber 211 mod. All the cap shootouts claim the same for the V-cap. I am surprised as to your results that they sounded good right away and stayed that way. I believe you are alone in your experience, puzzling. Even the manf. suggests 400 hours.
BTW what character did you experience ? Soft ? warm ? Bright ? tilted up ? Your opinion is appreciated so we all can learn, thanks.
charles