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In Reply to: RE: Russian K40y9 input coupling caps - first impressiond posted by KanedaK on February 11, 2017 at 04:23:35
Sure looks like the 200v K40 .01's would likely fit. The idea that foil caps sound better than metallized is very likely not necessiarly true. Maybe the "best" foil would sound better than the "best" metallized but there are some pretty horifying sounding foil caps out there. As to overdoing a good thing I still think it very unlikely in the case of the K40's which you already like alot. Aluminum caps have a very good reputation for sounding very natural. If the caps leaned toward the clinical than maybe I'd worry? A lot cheaper than teflon caps also. Do consider upgrading the input resistors. As always, one has to listen for themselves. T456
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Do you refer to a capacitor using aluminum foil or metallized film? IME, in a film and foil capacitor, tin sounds better than alu, and copper foil sounds better than both. Unfortunately, the latter type tend to be so expensive that most of us cannot afford to use them consistently.
Really good sounding metallized film capacitors include the Auricap XO and the Dynamicap, IMO.
Yo Lew, it is tin that gets the respect that I was talking about. In this case the OP likes the also well respected aluminum PIO cap so for him that's a good thing. In my one experience with comparing a tin cap an aluminum cap the tin won hands down. I was actually thinking about tin and confused it with aluminum in this case. They ARE both shiny? Won't happen again. T456
"The Borg is the ultimate user. They're unlike any threat your Federation has ever faced."
- Q, 2365
I was just wondering what you meant. I think (but do not know for sure) that metallized film capacitors are made on a base of aluminum foil. Only the two brands of metallized film caps I named are allowed in my gear, on the odd occasion. Usually when I need a large value that fits in a small space or when I don't want to spend the dough on a film and foil equivalent.
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