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

Showing 1 response by mechans

Don't you know the rule of "more expensive and harder to get" is always the right way to go if you are an "audiophile". Precious metals, diamonds, exotic ancient woods are always the thing to do. Especially if each of the caps is made in a very laborious way, by hand, and only by little Women with small hands.
The only exception are the true heavy metals on the periodic element chart. They can cause problems like Leukemia or at least a bad sunburn like area of your skin and sloughed off mucus membranes.
Except the Cobalt in Alnico speaker magnets it's particle emmisions are too diffuse to cause harm and is no more radioactive, than a regular sidewalk. No- sidewalks are not dangerous. Some Cobalt however is very dangerous, don't buy anything that says enriched except breakfast cereal.
Palladium, Platinum Irridium, Gold and Silver must be in the mix somewhere. And in truth Silver really is a superb conductor.