Following up...must be getting close to 100 hours on these caps. Listening to Nolatets record, Dogs, and everything is more natural sounding. Closer to being in the room - it's a live recording - and, the mids are more open and even on a track where things get frenzied with piano, vibes, drums and upright bass all going at it there's great separation (in width and depth) stability and tone. Attack of the mallets on the vibes sounds right. Great record, if you like improvised music, btw. |
Forgot to answer your voltage question. :) Lowest available, so I think that's 400V for CMR?
Thanks,
Erik
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Hi @dgarretson
Thanks for backing me up, people usually think I make this stuff up.
Let's say 2uF and 10uF.
Any sort of comparison would be useful. Like "Exactly the same, half" etc. I should stop being so cheap and just buy a set. I just want to order everything I need at once.
Best,
Erik
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Good to see you- Dave (dgarretson).
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@dgarretson Hi Dave, thanks again. This was my first crossover upgrade, and I'm very happy with the result. I went from stock - which were Dayton caps - and, the improvement is significant.
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Hi Erik, I'll try to get that info from Factory. What capacitance values and voltage rating are you using in your application?
Hi Darren, Glad that CMR works for you. I'm hearing improved tone and texture as well. As Erik mentions, the splashiness will calm down as they break in.
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Hey @dgarretson
Question, do you have any expectations for how the CMR vs. MR compare in terms of ESR? I'm wondering how close they are to drop-in replacements for each other so I can gauge if I'll need to make adjustments to a tweeter filter.
Thanks,
Erik
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@erik_squires Heh, yes it would...but not knowing - it won't keep me from enjoying the music ;)
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@dmhenley Wouldn't that be nice?
I wish there was. I did speak to Norbert Mundorf at a show, promoting the 30th Anniversay edition speaker kits. He was pretty convinced capacitors changed sound quality when new, but we never got into any "why's" about it.
Audio Research has started promoting the idea of taking around 400 hours for their SS gear to break in. I assume most of that is in the caps.
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Great to hear. :) Wait for the end of the first 100 hours though. :) Lots of caps and electronics sound extra dynamic at first and mellow out.
Best,
Erik
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Ok, wow. Startling dynamics. Tone, texture and nuance are all enhanced - more real - acoustic instruments sound more like they should. Micro-dynamics are better translated, even at low volumes.Well worth the investment, in my humble system. Details here: http://thenewold.co/clarity-cap-and-the-tekton-lore-first-35-hours/Happy Holidays! Darren |
Hi Dave, Can I ask - is there a resource available online for non-engineer types like myself to help illustrate what happens to a cap over time as a signal is run through it? I'm interested in what happens, and how that relates to audio quality.
Thanks again, Darren |
Took advantage of PCX sale and grabbed the CMR. Will be posting impressions in time. |
Thanks to you both! Appreciate the insight - and, I am thinking I’ll give the CMR a spin.
Happy Holidays. |
Hello Darren, I have personally compared CMR to MR in a modified Pass Labs XP-25 phono stage and modified Merlin VSM speakers. The main technical difference between CMR and MR is the use of a copper litz lattice end cap in place of tin-zinc end spray. AFAIK, this is an industry first for a metalized polypropylene film capacitor. Tin-zinc oxidizes during the spray deposition process, producing grain boudaries with variable impedances across the conductive surface that joins the metalized film layers. To my ears, as compared to MR, CMR has more faithful pitch and timbre, reduced slurring across the frequency range, and a quieter background. Hope this helps. Regards, Dave ClarityCap OEM Sales |
Sorry DM! I have been short of cash flow of late, but I have a great speaker kit I was going to try to market based on the MR versions.
The hype is exceptional. We'll see!
Erik
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