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RE: Eli, I keep reading divergent views for the film cap...

Let me clarify
I stress the film cap in the first stage when you are coming off a rectifier tube. If you are coming off sand diodes,you want a low ESR high ripple current electrolytic such has a 105 degree Panasonic or Nichicon or CDE. You can use a film cap but keep in mind that you usually need a higher value capacitance and that can take up some real-estate in the amp or preamp. Anyway,you can use the film caps downstream even if you use an electrolytic.

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