Bypass caps what value should I use.


Hello fellow audiogoners, I have a pair of Rogue Audio M180s that use Mundorf Supreme coupling caps valued at 2.2 and I am thinking of bypassing these with a smaller cap to add some more sparkle on top and air. I was thinking of using .10 value, is this to big? someone told me they would try .010, this sounds really small to me. Also, anybody have a different cap to try besides the Mundorf Supreme? My thinking is that you would want the same manufacture of cap, for coherence sake. Any advice would be welcome !
chrissain

Showing 1 response by jazzonthehudson

Chrissain, if you want to dip your toe into rolling caps, you can indeed start with bypassing them as it is very easy to solder them over existing ones. Use the smallest value, i.e. .01 microFarad. The larger value you use, the more you more you are likely to change the design and induced more phase aberrations. Mundorf Supreme is a good start. The Mundorf Supreme Silver/Oil (good to get more sparkle in a slightly dark system) or Silver/Gold/Oil is a better alternative w/o the financial commitment you would have with the Duelunds (and they are much bigger so won't always fit. If you like the progress you should indeed consider replacements in the signal path and power supply section. As I never keep any equipment longer than three years, I never got into phase II so far, having said that, I may consider now for my monoblocks as I am very happy with them.