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RE: Do russian teflon capacitors lack musicality?

Posted by tube wrangler on February 20, 2017 at 01:32:43:

All of this depends what cap you are applying where, and what
your understanding is of that circuit. The same cap will work
differently in different places and will measure differently
in different circuits and with different test equipment.

Capacitor choices are best made according to observed performance
in a given application. People also have different musical tastes.

I have never found an application for any "Vitamin Q' style of
capacitor-- whether made by Sprague, CDE, Sangamo-- or others.

This is one class of capacitors that I will not use in anything,
period. Some also leak-- this is NOT ACCEPTABLE EVER-- not under ANY
circumstance!

I once had thousands of these, and I have had many hundreds of
Russian Mil-Spec items. The Silver/Micas, I could use in a very few cases, all the other Mil-Spec caps-- American or Russian were given
away because today you can buy much better, although I admit that this often costs more.

"Overpriced" means zero to me. I probably make less money than most
of you, but I don't like compromised performance when I know that
better can be gotten...I only care about the best performance and
Long-Term reliability. A component must have both and NEVER leak
anything-- not EVER. It must also never wear out, or change
sonically once broken-in.

I know DIY at home can tolerate some of these shortcomings, but
I'd rather go Jet-Skiing than tolerate ANY failure in something
I use for musical enjoyment--- I want THAT to run itself-- for
as long as I live.

If it requires any more attention than my Speed Queen washing
machine, or a great refrigerator, then I really don't want it.

-Dennis-