CAPS

[richidoo]

Thanks for the feedback Face
Perchance did you try the foils? I've not, maybe they suck too
Thanks
Rich

[Face]

No, I haven't tried the foils yet.  Out of curiosity, I'll keep them in mind next time I have a piece of gear I'm tinkering with.

[rollo]

  The mundorf silver/gold appears to be a good choice. A bit warm but with plenty of detail. A full bodied sound compared to the silver mundorf. I have used both. Perfer the gold.silver for SS and the silver for tubes.
  It all depends what you are trying to achieve in tonality. Warm ? bright ? neutral ? I would talk to Klaus first before purchasing caps. He will know what is best. Since the design is similar to the Symphonic line of amps it would be interesting to know what caps they use.
  whatever cap you choose break it in first outside the amp. The cap will change allot during break in and mat NOT allow you to discern the true difference before you give it up. Allow two hundred hours for this process. It pays off.


charles

[bpape]

Right on the break in - especially if you're going to try things like Teflons which take forever to stop doing their Jekyll and Hyde thing - but man are they sweet when they're done!  Clean, dynamic, accurate, etc.

I would also agree to know which way you're trying to make the change.  OIMP's on the output will definitely warm things up and give a huge, rich tone.  Teflon - just the opposite but not sterile or overly bright like some silvers will be.

Bryan

[BobM]

The combo of OIMP's and Teflons I found to be better than pure Teflon itself though. I have Teflon coupling caps on the input to my preamp, and OIMP's on the output. I think a few others have warned against using teflons in a daisy chain kind of way - too much of a good thing, so to speak.

[bpape]

Agreed.  I have a friend who did exactly that - Teflon coupling caps and OIMP output caps.  It's a great combination of a little warmth and texture with a ton of detail.

Bryan

[evan1]

Ins and outs. I will have to consult my Guru. I was only planning on replacing the 2 you see in the pic. I believe they are output caps. The description of the mundorf silver and oil on their website seems to fit my bill

[richidoo]

I had Mundorf silvers on my Katana Accuton tweeters. I liked the clarity and purity. I would use them again in a heartbeat on a speaker crossover. They were 10uF, I think.

[evan1]

I'm going to let my speakers settle in first and the revisit this.Thanks for the suggestions

[tmazz]

I'm going to let my speakers settle in first and the revisit this.Thanks for the suggestions

Good idea - one change at a time. (I know firsthand how hard that can be.  )

Besides until you become intimately familiar with the character of the new speakers it will be hard to evaluate the changes brought about by the caps.

[evan1]

Starting to think about this again. I guess I'm wondering if I will get more transparency by changing the caps ?

[topround]

I am in the minority here by saying I am not a big fan of the Mundorf Silver in oil. Used them twice in different applications and they didn't work out.
I am a big fan of the Auricap and it is cheap. Give it a try. See what a different cap does and how you react. If you tell me what you like or dislike about  this cap I could tell you what direction to go in for a different cap. There is no best cap, only the one that works best in your system.
And by that logic the Mundorf Silver in Oil might work for you, just in my two cases they sounded great in the beginning , but when they settled, I ultimately had to remove them.
I went thru several caps in different locations. For one location , the input board on my amp I finally settled on the new Vcap copper teflons. My amp is warmish sounding so I could get away with the extra openess, If I had a solid state I might choose a Oil cap to add some warmth, if my SS amp wasof the standard SS sound and not a warmish amp.
Evan I will try to pick up 2 1.0 Auricaps for you today for you to borrow. Have Karl slap em in.

Mike

[evan1]

I am in the minority here by saying I am not a big fan of the Mundorf Silver in oil. Used them twice in different applications and they didn't work out.
I am a big fan of the Auricap and it is cheap. Give it a try. See what a different cap does and how you react. If you tell me what you like or dislike about  this cap I could tell you what direction to go in for a different cap. There is no best cap, only the one that works best in your system.
And by that logic the Mundorf Silver in Oil might work for you, just in my two cases they sounded great in the beginning , but when they settled, I ultimately had to remove them.
I went thru several caps in different locations. For one location , the input board on my amp I finally settled on the new Vcap copper teflons. My amp is warmish sounding so I could get away with the extra openess, If I had a solid state I might choose a Oil cap to add some warmth, if my SS amp wasof the standard SS sound and not a warmish amp.
Evan I will try to pick up 2 1.0 Auricaps for you today for you to borrow. Have Karl slap em in.

Mike

 

[djdube525]

So it sounds like you're totally against the idea of bypass caps? Sonicap Gen IIs are cheap enough that it's worth a try.

 A little under $5 a pop at soniccraft

http://www.soniccraft.com/sonicap_gen_2.htm

[evan1]

So it sounds like you're totally against the idea of bypass caps? Sonicap Gen IIs are cheap enough that it's worth a try.

 A little under $5 a pop at soniccraft

http://www.soniccraft.com/sonicap_gen_2.htm

The Candela has the Sonicaps