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RE: Breaking the 10:1 bypass capacitor rule of thumb?

Years ago I came to the conclusion that bypassing a coupling cap ALWAYS introduced undesired side effects, so I never do it these days. If I had to use a very high value coupler, e.g., 1.0uF or above, I would consider touching it up with .01uF bypass using a cap of the same type. I would not ever recommend using a bypass cap that differs in construction from the main cap. This can give interesting and "technicolor" effects at times, but to me it usually does not sound like real music. This is really just my opinion based on my personal tastes or on my mental vision of what I am after in sonics. I don't think you can "fix" the sound of a coupler by adding another cap in parallel, without introducing unforeseen new issues.

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