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RE: Crossover caps

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In Reply to: RE: Crossover caps posted by audio39 on January 26, 2016 at 14:37:03

I take one of two approaches to this question:
(1) Parallel a number of "high quality" capacitors of equal value and of the same brand and type to achieve the needed total value of capacitance, or...
(2) Parallel one capacitor of the needed value with a second superior quality capacitor that is about 1% of the value of the primary capacitor. I usually do this only with the last capacitor in a power supply filter. In the "signal path", I have found that this latter trick is a compromise at best (see also below).

I totally reject the notion that you can enhance the sonics of a second-rate capacitor by paralleling it with another capacitor of better quality. Very often that makes the situation worse; you can't pick and choose what comes from such a mix.

Obviously, and of necessity, these are my subjective opinions derived from about 30 years of DIY and 40 years as an audiophile.

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