In Reply to: What capacitors to buy to refurbish old RCA amp? posted by maxhifi on February 9, 2016 at 16:58:34:
The key thing when using Orange Drops is avoiding all of the series, except 716P.
Mixing cap. types up lets you hear the amp, not the capacitors. A combination of Soviet surplus K40 PIOs and 716Ps usually works out very well.
A lot of Chinese 'lytics are guano and I will not waste my time trying to find the few that might be OK. OTOH, made in Japan 'lytics by Panasonic and Nichicon are 1st rate and all too often are better than U.S.A. made stuff. CDE (Cornell Dubilier) makes quality parts, but they rarely are price competitive with Panasonic and Nichicon. If you can get appropriate parts rated for 105o C. service, pay the man his money!
Eli D.
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