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In Reply to: RE: Auricap - Love them posted by KIS on July 25, 2012 at 00:57:52
I'm not familiar with the new Auricaps. I've used Sonicaps, which I prefer slightly to Auricaps and they are in a similar price range. Sonicaps seem a little more dimensional and don't have that hint of plastic sound. (I like Auricaps too and use them).
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......I use both Gen 1 and Gen 2, but mostly in RIAA stages and speaker crossovers, where the 5% tolerance is much better than the 10% tolerance of Auricaps, so I don't have to go into matching.I like Auricaps as well. Currently I use either Jensen or Audio Note oil caps for coupling. I tried the excellent Mundorf Silver/Oil, and it was fabulous but a bit bass shy in my coupling application.
Several times a year, Sonic Craft puts the Sonicap Gen 1 and Gen 2 on sale for 20% off, which makes them much, much less expensive than Auricaps.
Edits: 07/26/12
And right now appears to be one of those times.
Thanks for your reply.
Your suggestion is probably close to what I need, but when I searched for them, they have Gen1 Gen2 and Platinum.
When you posted your opinion, which ones were you referring to?
Cheers
I have not used the Platinum -- they are in a higher price range.
Gen II only goes up to .82 uF. If you need large values, you have to go with Gen I. Here's what Sonicap says about their sonic qualities:
"The Gen I is basically a fairly balanced capacitor. However, some find our "balanced" bright compared to the more lush "colored" capacitors which would include the Gen II. While the Gen II has a nice Midrange bloom, Gen I has a slight advantage on the freq extremes (top and bottom). In many applications, larger values of Gen I bypassed with smaller values of Gen II yield a very favorable result."
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