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Help choosing coupling caps

I have an Audioprism Mantissa tubed linestage and have upgraded the caps to teflons (Chris V V caps) amazing sound and very revealing

I'm now thinking of changing the caps on my dodds. i'm looking at v caps once again however the cost and revealing nature of these caps may become "too much of a good thing" and perhaps I should look at a similar quality cap that errs a bit on the neutral/warm side of things

Anyone have experience using different caps in conjunction with Chris Teflons
i'm in process of gathering information at this time any relevant input is very much appreciated
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sns
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Hard one to answer. I'm in the midst of experimenting with boutique caps, as usual, its all about synergy. I haven't decided whether all V-caps would be a good thing or not. I'm auditioning Duelund VSF's this weekend (burning in since Tuesday), hoping to add some warmth for my digital.

So, I guess you have to examine exactly where you're at, and what your present caps are.

I would also describe the V-Caps as extremely neutral, if you need more warmth, your looking for a relatively warm cap. The Duelands are reported to have a higher level of harmonic development vs. the V-cap, yet remain highly resolving, we shall see.

Having said that, I suspect V-Caps may be your best choice for the Dodds. At this point I'm thinking V-Caps may be hard or impossible to beat in tube equipment, Duelunds may be best for SS digital, speakers yet to be determined. Duelunds also may not work in your amp, 400v max. rating.
sns
3,600 posts
 
Pat, check out my listening impressions of the Duelund VSF over at my virtual system. Over the top review, the Duelunds are the real deal!
sns
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partsconnexion.com They have a 15% off sale through November. Don't carry .22uf, perhaps you can order custom values? Ask Chris, owner and former Sonic Frontiers head.
sns
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My experience with the Mundorf Silver in Oil and V-Caps leads me to believe you would like the V-Cap over the Mundorf. I find the Mundorfs to have a rising response (brightness) in upper mids and highs, others report the same. This will only make for a more anaylytical sound. I would use the V-caps in your amp, adjust with Duelunds in speaker.

I agree with Atmasphere, there is such thing as 'too much detail'. Proper tonality and maximum resolution should sound more natural, more lifelike. Sounds like you have tonality issues, V-Caps and Duelunds will only help overall tonality, both are really 'natural', there is really no downside to either one of these caps. Something else is wrong if your system doesn't improve with these caps. Now, if you're system was somewhat dark, I would expect the Mundorfs could be the best choice.
sns
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Not surprised you like the Mundorfs in the CDP, I thought they would have been perfect in my two prior tubed DACS. Not so great in SS digital.
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