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Re: Vitamin Q caps - who what when where why?

I find orange drops to sound raw. A friend did a Fisher 6BQ5 amp with them and I could not listen to it with CDs (it was not tried on vinyl or R to R etc). I talked him into using the Illinois as the output coupling caps and he said that fixed it. I also tried them in a heath UA2 and again they had the pronounced grit. So many people seem to like them that I hesitate to bring up the subject. Could it be something to do with the lead entry system and/or the epoxy casing? I am at a loss to explein it. I sure can hear how nice a good PIO sounds.

I did my favorite Eico HF-81 with Dayton film and foil polypropylene from Parts Express and it blows people away consistantly. The problem grit does not exist and it sounds much better than my others. Please see the link below but 400 volt rating is the max I believe.

Enjoy your Pilot.

Al


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