help buying capacitors


I want to buy Black Gate capacitors for my Audio Note Kit 2 speakers that I am building but do not know anything about electronics. I see there are various type of Black Gate caps with non polar, standard polar, high voltage etc.

What type do I need for speakers?

Are they directional?

Where is the best place to buy black Gates?

thank you all and Happy Holidays...

Phil
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Showing 1 response by jeffreybehr

If you have to have Black Gates, Michael Percy sells them and has explanations of the types. But Loon is correct--I'd never put a 'lytic into a speaker, and SCRs (Axon, Solen, etc.) 'propylenes are great, bypassed with something better, for the high-value locations and are highly affordable. Percy also sells LOTS of other high-quality film caps. http://www.percyaudio.com/Catalog.pdf

For higher-quality caps for use in series with the signal, I prefer North Creek's Zen, Harmony, and Crescendo 'propylenes, with the Harmony metalized also highly affordable. http://www.northcreekmusic.com/CrossoverComponents.html
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