Best Capacitors for Crossovers


I am now in the tweaking stage of trying different caps in my crossovers for my DIY homemade 2 way. I presently have and will soon try a 5.6uf 800 vdc +/- 2% Jantzen Audio Silver Z-cap.

I see that Mundorf, V Cap get a lot of accolades, and the Dueland are quite pricey.

Does anyone have a favorite?

I am trying to cross over at about 4500HZ at 6db.

ozzy

Showing 1 response by tom1957

I have a pair of DIY loudspeakers with Dynaudio drivers. They were built in mid 80's. Recently my tweeter got fried and I finally managed to get a replacement. However, I think it would be good time to replace the capacitors. These boxes were custom built by a guy who is unfortunately no longer with us. I took out the crossover from one of the boxes, but I have hard time determining the values of two capacitors. I'm no electronic wiz, so if the value is not specifically stated in μF, I am not sure what they are. The only thing on one of them is:

MKT 1.60
10 K 160V-

It's a bigger thing, inch x inch x half an inch. I'd really appreciate any help.