The only oil caps that I’ve seen leak (I’m sure there are others) was Jensen oil caps. The Jensen copper foil paper and oil were notorious for leaking within 5-10 years. I never really cared for their sound anyway but after replacing one after another for people I definitely wouldn’t recommend them. Some leaked within 2 years.
V-Caps are amazing and never seen a problem with them. I’ve also seen most Vitamin Q caps still working even at 15-20 years. Not that they sound great but they are good cheap oil caps.
Of course it’s all about the cost you want to put into equipment and sound taste.
Boutique caps in oil... reliable?
Hi Everyone,
Just kind of openly curious. On occasion I will read a post here or there that a boutique film cap which uses oil as a dielectric has leaked (i.e. failed).
Just wondering when it comes to these high end oil impregnated (or maybe even wax!) caps what your experience has been with long term reliability.
Thanks!
Erik