lovemyhorns Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Why would I want to (or not want to) use these? thanks, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Describe the application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 I am assuming you are asking about an audio application. Frankly, most of the technical reasons for using oil-filled capacitors are not applicable to audio applications. Klipsch used them in the older Heritage series speakers because they were available, did the job, and were cheap. Klipsch has used other types of capacitors in other speakers. Different types of capacitors have different electrical characteristics. Some "audiophiles", particularly folks who prefer tubes to solid state, prefer paper in oil because of their effect on the sound produced by their systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyhorns Posted June 28, 2003 Author Share Posted June 28, 2003 Yes, I am talking about audio applications, speaker crossovers and signal path coupling caps. What is the claimed effect on the sound by oil-filled caps?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Claims seem to vary with the person making the claim. Perhaps someone who prefers paper in oil caps will chime in here. Or maybe someone in another camp. Al K, where re you? Failing that, there are lots of folks who prefer them over at Audio Asylum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 Modern oil filled capacitors bear little or no similarity to vintage oil filled capacitors. The most prized sounding oil filled capacitors were made about 50 years ago and have metal plates with soldered terminations to hermetically sealed lugs. They were also DC rated. The dielectric was paper and the oil as to conduct away heat. Modern oil filled capacitors have metalized plastic film construction with swedged lead attachments and sound virtually the same as their dry equivalents(polypropylene). ANGELA, Jensen, and Audio Note make new PIO capacitors in the old way, and have large followings.(All of the ANGELA and Audio Note paper in oil signal capacitors are manufactured in Denmark by Jensen. Please note that capacitors branded "ANGELA", "Jensen" or "AUDIO NOTE" are indentical in every way, except for the superficial exterior markings). Most of the above are for amplifier use as they are below 1µF. You can choose between aluminum, copper, and silver foil with either copper of silver leads. About $30 for a 0.47µF copper foil/silver lead cap. Hovland makes film caps with metal plate (tin)construction and soldered terminations. These sound different than the run-of-the-mill metallized film caps. They are also pricey at $20 for the 2µF size. Fostex is also making tin and copper foil caps, about $40 for the 2µF size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyhorns Posted June 29, 2003 Author Share Posted June 29, 2003 That was some great info, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Gary Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 I use the DynamiCap capacitors in my system...they sound fabulous. See link below: http://www.altavistaaudio.com/caps.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyhorns Posted June 30, 2003 Author Share Posted June 30, 2003 That was a good comparison of caps, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tillmbil Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 I am replacing the capacitors in my Cornwall speaks, I bought ICW SA/PX 2uf and 4uf. Will this be a good set? I could not find a Hovland seller on the internet. Would also like to change the inductors. Does anyone have a website and reccommendation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 http://www.madisound.com/hovland.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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