Excellent review of CAPACITORS Must read


This is just a great review of various caps out there. I was so happy someone showed me this link I wanted to share it here:

http://www.vhaudio.com/21capacitorshootout.pdf

The author mentions he got scooped by Arthur Salvatore regarding V-caps. Salvatore's is another great site you should check out. http://www.high-endaudio.com
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Showing 1 response by larryi

Given that my linestage uses the V-caps and my Audionote monoblocs use their silver caps, I should be in agreement with the ratings.

But, even if we could all agree on what constitutes "best" sonic results, which parts best achieve that result would depend entirely on particular design and implementation. I've heard the result of people pulling caps chosen by a particular designer and replacing them with supposedly superior Blackgates; it was not good.

This review does provide some support for the notion that parts are not just parts and the choice of particular parts make a difference. It also shows that in the particular design of linestage, certain specific parts were preferred by the reviewer. But this experience can hardly be generalized further.

However, what is useful if other designers and DIY folk chime in so that a whole body of experience can be evaluated. For this reason, I think this "review" is an interesting start.