Capacitors for Audio Research Reference 5se

If one cap on an old piece needs replacing, there’s a fair chance that others will too. I’d replace all the critical caps if you can. That way matching is a little less impactful.

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I did as you wrote and replaced the entire set with 4 pcs of V Cap ODAM .

Wonderful. 👍 How does it sound so far?

If after a suitable burn in time you're still not getting the sound you want, you might consider running some small bypass caps in parallel with the ODAMs that won't change the value enough to impact their electrical duties, but that might offer a different sonic signature.  It's subjective, and it's sort of a shot in the dark, but it's not too expensive or tough to try vs a total re-do.  Hopefully, the ODAMs will come around to your liking.