Softest, smoothest sounding capacitors you've tried?
Since I'm going for a very vintage sound (my preference), what caps have you tried (speakers or coupling) that struck you as super soft and/or smooth sounding (which would include the effect of being very low distortion). Resolution's irrelevant here. I need large values (2.2uF and 3.3uF), so Russian jobbies are out (already tried them years ago -- they were "OK")
For mainstream audiophile stuff I use MIT styrene and tin foil from the RTX series. IME all teflon/PTFE caps are very revealing, and maybe not what you are looking for. Polypropylene film and foil can be smooth and soft, not too expensive, and available. I have no experience with oil. All of this IMO. YMMV.
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@bigkidz I understand that V-caps are teflon film. Not oil. Also have to quibble with you comment about every cap. Air-gap and vacuum dielectric have one main characteristic: clear as crystal. Of course, they are only available in small capacitances, in large packages, for huge money. |
