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RE: 5687 Line Board Coupling Capacitor Value?

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In Reply to: RE: 5687 Line Board Coupling Capacitor Value? posted by horny on October 07, 2012 at 03:24:02

I have replaced the original AN copper foil caps by the Aura-Teflon 0.1uF 600V.
They are the best investment that I have done !! That's true.

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RE: 5687 Line Board Coupling Capacitor Value? - horny 10:14:49 10/08/12 (4)
i dont now the aura caps
but i tried Vcaps teflon and the sound was unmusicaly and not in balance
also with the russian teflon caps i think i dont like teflon.
- RE: 5687 Line Board Coupling Capacitor Value? - Mark V. 15:00:00 10/18/12 (1)
  Horny said: but i tried Vcaps teflon and the sound was unmusicaly and not in balance
  
  This is exactly what I have experienced with the V-Cap CuTF! Unmusical! I let them play for LONG time, but didn't like them at all as coupling caps in the 5687 line stage. After that I tried the Duelund VSF-Cu DC caps and I couldn't be happier. As detailed as the V-Caps, but I got the "musicality" back. As good as it gets in my opinion. I didn't try silver, but I tend to don't like silver anywhere in the signal path...
  
  Edits: 10/18/12
  - RE: 5687 Line Board Coupling Capacitor Value? - IkeH 05:00:28 10/21/12 (0)
    Thank you everyone for your input. So far, I've tried AN Ag, VCap CuTF in my L3 pre. I have also tried An Cu and Sonicap Platinum on the 5687 board of DAC 3.1 Sig.
    
    So far, I like CuTF but there are times I find the sound to be "too neutral" like distilled water as opposed to good mineral water. I guess, I might as well go all the way, bite the bullet and try Duelund VSF Cu DC ;)
    
    Ike
- RE: 5687 Line Board Coupling Capacitor Value? - Nounours18200 11:01:28 10/08/12 (1)
  The Russian Teflon caps do not have a good reputation, so I understand this.
  The V-cap do require a long burn-in period: it is mandatory and the sound is not balanced when not burned in.
  Be also aware that different models of V-cap exist and do not sound the same: the original (i.e the first model) is the best in my opinion.
  The Aura-T (be aware that Aura also manufactures non teflon caps) are the best in my opinion.
  The teflon caps must not be used in every place of a circuuit: they have a sonic signature (like every cap) and too many teflon caps can be too much...
  
  If you do not like teflon caps, a frien of mine has installed the audionote Silver caps and his feedback is more than very positive...
  All the best,
  - RE: 5687 Line Board Coupling Capacitor Value? - horny 22:34:46 10/08/12 (0)
    Yes AN silver caps that are the caps i like and that is what i use now.

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