Downhome Upstate
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pcx started their 20% off sale this afternoon (not affiliated - this is a PSA)
Waiting for the price of that pricey cap/wire/whatever to come down?
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Yessir. I ordered the Mundorf Silver - Oil 3.3 uf for my Stereomour about 10 seconds after I found out about it.
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Yah, Duelund - You know what they say: don't take your mask off 'till after you leave the bank. Sigh. But, what the hell. Doc is selling Crack/Speedball for 44% off, and 20% off some good ol' Mundorf Silver Oil is plenty good enuf for me. Pardon my spelling & grammatical butchery. More fun that way.
Grainger49
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Chris,
The sound of a cap is kind of a personal thing. They season the sound to personal taste. Someone might feel that timber is more important than detail; or detail more important than soundstage (not me!). So better is in the ears of the beholder.
I have 2 pair of Mundorf in my system now, Eros and Foreplay. I have a pair of Clarity cooking to replace my Obbligato parafeeds in my Paramours and a pair of Mundorf to replace my KK Teflon interstage in the same amp. I will go one pair at a time to see what differences each bring. Better yet, I could jumper both positions and swap between each pair. And then my head might explode with all those combinations. We will see.
The sound of a cap is kind of a personal thing. They season the sound to personal taste. Someone might feel that timber is more important than detail; or detail more important than soundstage (not me!). So better is in the ears of the beholder.
I have 2 pair of Mundorf in my system now, Eros and Foreplay. I have a pair of Clarity cooking to replace my Obbligato parafeeds in my Paramours and a pair of Mundorf to replace my KK Teflon interstage in the same amp. I will go one pair at a time to see what differences each bring. Better yet, I could jumper both positions and swap between each pair. And then my head might explode with all those combinations. We will see.
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4krow
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hmmm, kinda like being in a wine club. I guess that the prices of wire were still too high due to the cost of copper silver and gold, but on the other hand, these guys have more wiggle room than jewelers.
Grainger49
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I'm a Polypropylene film kind of guy, but when it comes to commercial Teflon caps someone else is going to have to carry the standard.
Understood Granger... We are talking about caps for "mere mortals" - That esoteric shit is not going to happen for most of us. When you have about $5K in your whole system your not going to spend $1K on a couple of caps... I'm not anyway (I have to keep saying that over and over).
Hank Murrow
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I can't comment on the differences between V-caps and other caps, because Paul Birkeland built each of my BH Customs pieces(phono, line, & poweramp) with V-caps from the get go.
However, Doc and I compared my linestage with the BeePre/BeeQuiet at BHeadquarters and found it was pretty close. Each piece had its strengths. My feeling is that circuit and tubes are critical, and parts come in second as determinants of sound. One day, perhaps I will have Paul build me a BeePre with boutique parts with the proceeds from my linestage; but for now I will not part with what I have, as it makes wonderful music with the Orcas+Subs.
Cheers, Hank
However, Doc and I compared my linestage with the BeePre/BeeQuiet at BHeadquarters and found it was pretty close. Each piece had its strengths. My feeling is that circuit and tubes are critical, and parts come in second as determinants of sound. One day, perhaps I will have Paul build me a BeePre with boutique parts with the proceeds from my linestage; but for now I will not part with what I have, as it makes wonderful music with the Orcas+Subs.
Cheers, Hank
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