Tweakers' Asylum Tweaks for systems, rooms and Do It Yourself (DIY) help. FAQ.

---

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Tweakers' Asylum ]

---

[ Alert Moderator ]

---

parallel caps

Posted by madisonears (A) on August 17, 2015 at 09:32:44

In Reply to: RE: cApacitors are the new cables posted by SirAnthony on August 16, 2015 at 21:29:48:

So you like the sound of a particular dielectric? I prefer whatever sounds the best, with no predetermined bias. Polypropylene sounds fine to me, and there is never any worry about leakage or failure due to high temps. Teflon could sound better, but at much higher cost.

I have not had success with putting film caps in parallel, commonly called bypassing, in line level applications. It can work well in xovers. At line level, I detect smearing or some type of ringing in high frequencies, even down into the midrange. Perhaps you have found the proper combination to make it work.

Regardless, your Duelund/Jensen configuration would cost appx $200 per cap, whereas the 1uf TC's sell for less than fifty bucks. I don't know what you mean by "slow" sound from them. I think they provide excellent spatial information, along with lively dynamics and realistic tonality with superb clarity and inner detail without a hint of brightness. THAT is bang for the buck. The leads are a bit cumbersome for most PCB's, but they can be managed.

It seems we both agree that copper is superior to cheaper conductors, and worth the cost. It cannot be disputed that the TC is the lowest price copper foil cap available. No doubt, there are better caps available for considerably more money.

Peace,
Tom E
berate is 8 and benign is 9

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Parts Connexion

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---