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In Reply to: 1.6: my looking for perfect xover 22uF cap is over posted by paco on May 18, 2005 at 06:47:09:
This is off the topic but if you ever want to try an extremely good and inexpensive bypass caps, try Ero caps. Here is the link. http://www.steinmusic.de/indexeng.htmI used Ero KP1832 (6200 pF) as bypass cap for Mundorf Oil/silver. I preferred this cap as bypass cap over Mundorf oil/silver and silver/gold cap. I had some extra caps and my friend tried them against the Mundorf caps and he concurred with me. He ended up bought the rest of my extra caps for his crossover.
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They look quite interesting! What applications have you tried them in? Do you have the email for Steinmusic? I couldn't find contact info other than mailing address and phonenumber on the website.
I used all over my crossover for 3.6s as bypass cap. Since the value is so small that it really doesn't add to the total value of the specified caps. However, it works so well with my Mundorf Supreme, silver/oil, silver/gold and Sonicap. These caps are magic and for $2.50 Euro, it is a real bargain. Here is the contact person I dealt with. He is the main guy there.
Thanks! The website has this recommendation:"We recommend paralleling the basic cap ( KP1832 or MKP1845) with a 3600 pF KP 1832 and a Styrofoam 2700 pF NSF. The KP cap brings out the highs with fine and clear detail. The Styrofoam cap is unequaled in the reproduction of color."
The prices are cheap enough that I might just try that.
Have you tried them elsewhere than in crossovers? I might even try them as bypasses for coupling caps in my amp.
I only tried in the crossover. I'm not technically comfortable with the electronic yet. I only used the KP 1832 caps which I paralleled with my other caps. I used the 6200pf and 0.0132uf. I have not tried any other caps. I really like the 6200pf value as bypass cap. This cap really open and refine music. It is the best cap for the money in my opion. Let me know how these caps work for you.
Which caps (model and size) are you bypassing with these? I emailed Stein and am waiting to hear back.
I bypassed too many caps to mention specific value. Base on 3.6s crossover, I used Northcreek & Sonicap for bass, Sonicap, Mundorf Supreme, Silver/oil for the mid and tweeter. The 6200pf works with all of these caps.
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