Capacitors for Audio Research Reference 5se

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I did as you wrote and replaced the entire set with 4 pcs of V Cap ODAM .

Wonderful. 👍 How does it sound so far?

Comparing V Cap ODAM at the moment, i.e. after about 50 hours of operation, to the factory capacitors. First of all, the factory set had better midrange, great depth, sustain and holography. The only aspect that is currently better in favor of the VCap is the bass, which is more flexible and controlled. Of course, I secretly hope that V-Cap will show their class over time.

Keep us updated. I hope you will find v cap to your liking after it burns in.

Of course, I will write about the fate of V-Cap in my ARC 5se.

If after a suitable burn in time you're still not getting the sound you want, you might consider running some small bypass caps in parallel with the ODAMs that won't change the value enough to impact their electrical duties, but that might offer a different sonic signature.  It's subjective, and it's sort of a shot in the dark, but it's not too expensive or tough to try vs a total re-do.  Hopefully, the ODAMs will come around to your liking.