Re: Which capasitors? - mcp1 - Tweakers' Asylum

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Re: Which capasitors?

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In Reply to: Which capasitors? posted by Alex Yakovlev on December 7, 2001 at 06:32:49:

I have been researching doing the same thing for my ProAc Studio 1s. There are a wide range of options which can cost very little or a lot and, as best I can determine, the following seem to get generally good reviews.
Cheap - Solen and SCR (from Madisound or Zalytron)
Reasonable - Ansar (from Wimslow Audio in the UK). These seem to be the best sounding caps at a reasonable price out there. I just bought these and they cost me under $5 each. (Look for posts by Paco for a description of the sound. I haven't completed mine yet).

Middle Price - Auricap Thetas - all good reviews and not outrageously priced (from Soniccraft).
Expensive - Hovland, NorthCreekMusic, etc. these get pricey and seem to really have distinct "voicings" so that you really need to make sure the sound they make is the one you want.
Outrageous - the Jensen Copper/Oil, Silver/Oil, the Teflon caps. These can cost you hundreds of dollars. They are supposed to the most harmonically rich and correct, but, again, you need to make sure you are buying the sound you want. (check Welborne Labs and Parts Connection)
Inductors - posts are generally favorable for copper foil or heavy gauge air core (North Creek) with no one stating a definitive winner. Both are far better than the ferrite cores your speakers likely have.
Resistors. There are lots out there but the "best" seem to be Ohmite (from NorthCreekMusic) and Mills (from SonicCraft or WelborneLabs).
Best thing to do is search for posts here, and read up at Northcreekmusic.com, and other parts suppliers (madisound.com, soniccraft.com, zalytron.com, etc). That way you can figure out the most appropriate price/performance ratio for what you are trying to do.
Good luck.

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Topic - Which capasitors? - Alex Yakovlev 06:32:49 12/07/01 (12)

Re: Which capasitors? - Bare 21:17:32 12/08/01 (0)

Re: Which capacitors? - Alex Yakovlev 10:24:38 12/07/01 (1)

Re: Which capacitors? - mcp1 11:31:43 12/07/01 (0)

Re: Which capasitors? - Mike B. 09:14:22 12/07/01 (0)

Re: Which capasitors? - mcp1 08:50:29 12/07/01 (3)

Re: Which capasitors? - BobF 20:44:25 12/07/01 (0)

jensen not that expensive... - paco 15:04:56 12/07/01 (0)

excellent assessment - MikeCh 09:07:02 12/07/01 (0)

Re: Which capasitors? - bobwire 07:32:58 12/07/01 (3)

Are those Dayton Caps comparable to the Solens? - M_Anker 08:58:02 12/07/01 (2)

Re: Are those Dayton Caps comparable to the Solens? - bobwire 12:23:32 12/07/01 (0)

They are probably rebranded Bennics. - Kevin P 10:09:23 12/07/01 (0)

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Re: Which capasitors? - mcp1 08:50:29 12/07/01 (3)

Re: Which capasitors? - BobF 20:44:25 12/07/01 (0)

jensen not that expensive... - paco 15:04:56 12/07/01 (0)

excellent assessment - MikeCh 09:07:02 12/07/01 (0)

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