 
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
|
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
202.169.54.12
In Reply to: Replacing CJ Polystyrene caps to Mundorf Silver in Oil on CJ amps posted by Jason Michael on April 24, 2007 at 23:20:39:
I stronly suggest to wait until you can afford the teflon v-caps. Why only get a small improvement if you can have a big one?2 weeks ago the replaced the 3,3 uF Mundorf Silver/Gold caps in my Omega Duos tweeter XO with the teflon v-caps and In can tell they make the Mundorfs sound broken
Follow Ups:
I've used both V-Cap TFTF and Mundorf Silver/Gold in much smaller values as coupling caps in amp, PS, LS. While the V-Caps are better, the Mundorf Silver/Gold hardly sound "broken" by comparison. Perhaps the gap between the two caps widens at larger values associated with speaker xovers. The Duos are somewhat untypical in requiring just medium-value caps, which represent the top of the range of V-Cap TFTF. You're lucky in that regard. But I wouldn't generalize much across all applications.
I can't comment how the v-cap compares to the silver/gold in other applications and smaller values like coupling caps but the difference in my tweeter XO is really large and all my audio buddies immediately notice that the speaker is a lot more transparent and clear sounding without any brightness or hardness. Even my buddy with his Kharma Mini Excuisites with Diamond tweeter mentioned how good the highs are!
My system is very resolving and shows the differences immediately. I can imagine in a less resolving system the differences between those caps might not be that large.
Yep, the more refined a system, the more small changes are perceived to make large differences. And V-Cap TFTF will make a greater improvement than ANY megabuck cable swap.
I've read that you can actually burn-in by playing pink noise without the power tubes. So this would burn-in the new caps without burning your power tube life and electricity bill. Is this applicable and safe to other tube amps like the CJ amps ?
Appreciate your suggestion ... i just hope the price of the V-caps drop so that i don't have to wait for too long.I am also a fan of Mundorf caps. I use the Silver in Oil in my Consonance Ref 2.2 tube CDP and the Supreme in my XO. They are really great caps but the V-cap TFTF kicks em as i've read on users here at AA.
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
