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Do russian teflon capacitors lack musicality?
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Posted on February 15, 2017 at 13:59:47 | ||
After looking at Andy Evans schematics of a simple but probably crazy good 4p1l amplifier I can't help noticing that he always uses russian teflon capacitors for coupling. I've tried them in all sorts of positions (including power supply) and in my opinion they just lack musicality. Somehow they are paradoxical in nature because the sound is great but at the same time they make the music boring to listen to. I might add that I have V-cap Cutf's (also teflon) and they are not boring at all. So this has to be something different than teflon per se. In an effort to find something on the web I came over this capacitor review: [PDF]Capacitor shoot-out - V-Caps (just search for the PDF file) and in that article the russians are described as somewhat mechanical sounding. I couldn't agree more. Is there anybody else who has had this experience or is it something wrong with my ears (and at least one other pair of ears)? |
RE: my vote is for the russian silver mica's too....., posted on February 15, 2017 at 18:28:29 | |
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They are great caps. |
RE:No i never did that but read about some did so. nt., posted on February 16, 2017 at 13:20:42 | |
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Evil Putin capacitors... (nt), posted on February 16, 2017 at 16:30:51 | |
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RE: Question..., posted on February 17, 2017 at 07:59:45 | |
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Okay - so you are assuming one lead goes to ground then, yes? |
RE: Question..., posted on February 17, 2017 at 08:00:30 | |
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I should have said "metal" not steel. My bad. |
Thanks, posted on February 17, 2017 at 10:14:57 | |
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Thanks for the info. (nt)., posted on February 17, 2017 at 19:11:44 | |
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Just try it! (nt), posted on February 18, 2017 at 16:13:01 | |
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Much prefer FT-3 to K40 , posted on February 19, 2017 at 01:44:27 | |
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No contest for me - teflons are cleaner and more detailed. Don't want "colour" or warmth. |
how can I remove the casing for the K72 ? nt, posted on February 20, 2017 at 02:29:24 | |
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