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Which Mundorf for my tubes?

Got a pair of Antique Sound Wave AV-8 monoblocks to build an entry level tube set.Nice sound for the price.
I'm trying now to change caps to improve them,and decided to try Mundorf as Auricaps are not availiable here in Argentine.
A dealer has in stock the Supremes and the Supremes Silver Gold.In a month he'll receive the Supremes Silver Oil,so I'm a bit confused about which will best suit my needs.Is the extra cost of the latter two worth for this system?Which would you choose in my place?
I listen mostly jazz at moderate levels in a small/medium room with monitors 92 db efficient.
Thanks in advance for your help
losalfieri

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dpac996
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Just put Mundorf MCap Supreme Silver/Oil in my BAT VK5i, and let me tell you, they floored me. Not fully broken in, but they allow such an open urestrictive view into the music I could hardly believe it was possible. Insert all your favorite audiophile terms, the preamp flat out sings. They really are "juicy"
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Mingles,
I'm not 100% sure but I think they are rebranded Jensen PIO. They got leaky over time and made noisy sounds (especially pop on mute) when the unit was warmed up for some time. A while back I put Dynamicap 4uF 425 V into my (then) ARC lS15, and they performed very well. That preamp still sings and is very solid (i've been using it as a long term loaner from a friend).
I've read that the Mundorf's need about 400 hours. I made 15 kohm (into signal ground) dummy loads for each phase on a female xlr chassis mount connector from newark. This is allowing me to run at unity gain and higher into a real load with zero stress on the amp. I installed them (it was fairly simple) on Friday, so I have a while to go...
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