Arizona Cactus Caps

RE: Arizona Cactus Caps, posted on May 28, 2016 at 09:45:17
Iain42 Reviewer Posts: 895 Location: Arcansaw Joined: February 10, 2004	I've bought from that seller many many times and the shipping is slow but the caps are great. I put an order in every two weeks. I'm stocking up lol... High sensitivity, wide dynamic range, low distortion, and smooth frequency response. Pwk http://www.itishifi.com

RE: Arizona Cactus Caps, posted on May 29, 2016 at 00:45:18
r.crawley@ntlworld.com Audiophile Posts: 41 Location: United Kingdom Joined: November 22, 2005	+1 for Sovcom. But they are PIO not Teflon!

RE: Arizona Cactus Caps, posted on May 29, 2016 at 01:23:05

Michael Samra
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It may be kind of interesting to try a couple because they are mylar and paper with oil..What you can do many times is call the company and they will send you a few samples to try or at least sell a few samples pretty cheap..I was able get some free Caddock TF020R resistors and they are quite pricey but I'm sure Arizona capacitor would definitely send a few samples on request.
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RE: Arizona Cactus Caps, posted on May 29, 2016 at 09:28:18
mrplatte Audiophile Posts: 45 Location: Germany Joined: August 26, 2003	The K75-10 Caps are the Russian equivalent, right?

You are right, however you can get Russian teflon for about the same price (nt), posted on May 29, 2016 at 13:24:22
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RE: Arizona Cactus Caps, posted on May 29, 2016 at 15:54:20

twystd
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Very close, the K75-10s are paper and polyethylene-terephtalate (commonly called Dacron, polyethylene, sometimes Mylar, although that is technically Biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate) with foil and oil. Very close to the same materials, but there might be differences in paper and oil as well as thicknesses (no telling) as to one of the types that Arizona offers. I would suspect they would share similar general audio qualities, but have no direct experience.

FIY, my take on the K75-10 is that it has beautiful "Technicolor" mids, really nice, but a very slight lack of extreme highs when compared to something like a Teflon cap. BTW I really like these when the voicing is appropriate, like a component that might be just a little too bright, or if your speakers only go up to 15K or so.

twystd

RE: Arizona Cactus Caps, posted on May 29, 2016 at 16:04:44
twystd Audiophile Posts: 2723 Location: Austin,Texas Joined: December 9, 2000	FIY, as others have stated the Russian K40-Y is a PIO cap, the FT-3 is the best Russian Teflon, the SSG and KSG is the Russian silver and micas (my fave coupler), the K75-10s are hybrid caps with a paper and "plastic" dielectric, with oil and foil, the MBGO caps are are metalized paper and "oil", and the KBG caps are PIO. twystd

RE: You are right, however you can get Russian teflon for about the same price (nt), posted on May 29, 2016 at 17:06:03

twystd
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If they are a $35 capacitor, the FT-3 (Russian Teflon) are much cheaper. I can't even find where to buy the Arizona cap.

twystd

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-0-1-uF-600V-USSR-Teflon-HI-END-ca

RE: You are right, however you can get Russian teflon for about the same price (nt), posted on June 1, 2016 at 20:23:07

timoteus
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Jupiter is the U.S. dealer.

http://jupitercondenser.com/product/arizona-capacitors-blue-red-green-cactus-series/

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RE: You are right, however you can get Russian teflon for about the same price (nt), posted on June 2, 2016 at 09:38:13
mcgjohn@yahoo.com Industry Professional Posts: 501 Location: Midwest Joined: February 5, 2008	for 35 bucks ea, I would be buying the Jensen Copper foil caps. much better than the Russian K40s and and almost all other audiophile coupling caps.

I cannot agree on the Jensens,..., posted on June 7, 2016 at 19:40:46
Lew Audiophile Posts: 10911 Location: Bethesda, Maryland Joined: December 11, 2000	which is why so many different types can make it in the marketplace. Everyone has his own idea of what sounds good. But more than that, I have had 2-3 Jensens fail (go leaky), with nasty results for the rest of the circuit.

RE: Arizona Cactus Caps, posted on March 22, 2017 at 04:36:41
sann Audiophile Posts: 1 Location: MAHARASHTRA Joined: January 17, 2017	Did we get a chance to try the Arizona cap? and how it flared against K40y-9 / Jensen Copper foil?

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