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TasThis is fantastic and please keep us updated on the VSF Blacks. There has been much CAST talk but in my tweeter it is CAST followed by VSF on purpose. I have always wanted try the Blacks they say in the middle. I think they were made for Merlin... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
I am very glad this very long thread has worked out so well for so many of us...The actual cause of the start of this thread was when I installed a full new crossover into my speakers on one side with Sonicaps vs. the vintage foil caps. Like most ... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
The amp will be sitting for a week (holidays) the cap is going back. I might take a ribbing here but I knew something was wrong within just a few hours. Took the amp for a check up to the amp builder and when plate came off oil leaking out of the ... 
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Tas did you put in CAST? 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
AudiolabyrinthIn my opinion 30% that Grannyring has stated could be shy of what you get. Of couse % are very hard to calculate and I doubt he wants to overstate.My feeling is it varies from part to part and you can get good info in here where to s... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
Totally agree Charles. 
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Too funny Saletric!Just one amp and just one cap different. 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
New tubes today for the vintage loaded with Duelund amp.Worn out tubes and Duelund caps do not sound better than good tubes and vintage caps not by a long shot.In this testing I kept what was the best sounding amp stock as a reference point. I hav... 
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TasI will find out the cap is going back. I happen to have an extra here so no big deal except the break in time. With the dead quiet vintage amp... In the past speakers were often horns. The enemy of horns is noise. I used to go as a kid to a the... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
Had my one amp in today to the co-incidentally local guy who is an amp builder and repair. Something is not quite right. He always has some very good gear in for repair and of course lots of guitar amps.In testing he took out the tubes and the Gol... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
GrannyringThese are the Copper foil that are for sale at partsconnexion?I might try some of these. I could use some small value caps. 
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Sorry the linkhttp://jeffsplace.me/wordpress/?p=5784 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
On Jeff's place he has the same style autotransformer as I do.I have thought for a long time this would be a weak link. Very thin gauge wire. On here a long time ago I asked Frederik about building autotransformers and glad to see he has!On this s... 
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SalectricSorry that is the parallel tweeter inductor and is a resonance trap? Not exactly sure what that means?JwmI hope you do not lose it in a fit of shaking, but no...You just can not change the DCR in a circuit without radically changing the s... 
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I have re started the Duelund vs. vintage tweeter in series inductor test.Vintage is a wire wound inductor wrapped actually quite tight in wax Duelund is a VSF and in past tests vintage won leaving this as my lonely Duelund part.The biggest differ...