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In Reply to: RE: Bypass caps are one of the most misunderstood components in audio. posted by Michael Samra on July 19, 2016 at 18:07:57
Nicely put, Michael. I would just add that the need to "reinsert" the highs by bypassing a large coupling cap with a smaller one isn't something I've ever been able to measure. In fact, while some DIYers do this "just in case," I take the opposite approach. I refuse to do it for fear of introducing some form of sonic smearing of the signal. That's something we can't measure, and I'd rather be safe than sorry. :)
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I refuse to do it for fear of introducing some form of sonic smearing of the signal. That's something we can't measure, and I'd rather be safe than sorry. :)
That's always been my fear but I know there are way's to do it but you would have to do it with equal value caps of the same brand,value,and type.
It is very hard to measure specs under dynamic conditions because the amp or preamp is constantly changing in the sweep pattern..A good spectrum analyzer can do some of it, but interpreting what it is telling us beyond the fundamentals can be challenging..Bottom line,don't bypass signal caps.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
yes bypassing caps sound wrong for me
i tried it many times and always go back to a single quality cap
some people like it and enjoy it but its not my sound
Sometimes it can be beneficial, but from experience it can do more harm than good. It has to be done carefully. You can't just throw blindly a cap into another. Careful listening is needed.
Personally I prefer installing a lonely good capacitor instead of making a "garland"
Bypassing means creating a new resonant circuit.
l'Audiophile (1980-1985, french hifi/diy magazine) did measurements about this bypasing but even the old HP and Tektronik manuals warned for this. Nóthing new her.
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