Dflip Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 For interest sake, the Hovlands that I have in my Cornwalls are 100 V. This appears to be the standard voltage for Hovland speaker caps. I think you may have had a little overkill going on there. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Looks like I'm special. He doesn't even advertise a 250vdc cap in PIO. Beats me. I'll shoot him an email and see what he says. If he stays true to his pattern, I should have an answer next month. http://www.jensencapacitors.com/audio/products/speaker.html Motor Runs are kind of up there too aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 ---------------- On 6/16/2004 8:10:43 PM Dflip wrote: For interest sake, the Hovlands that I have in my Cornwalls are 100 V. This appears to be the standard voltage for Hovland speaker caps. I think you may have had a little overkill going on there. Don---------------- I bet they sound better then the Oils I can hardly wait till I get to try the Jensons. Give me clarity or give me death I'm lovin these Auricap Hovland type A's for sure. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dflip Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 The Jensen site says he makes 100 and 200vdc cap in PIO. Maybe you received the extras from another special order. The main values are correct, I wonder how the higher value would affect the sound? Dean, just another question for you to ponder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 The 2uF caps were rolled for me, and I had 18 shipped. That would be a hell of a lot of "left over" caps. I'll find out what the deal is. It doesn't really matter to me. I mean, the Auricaps are 200vdc, and they sound pretty darn good. It's a minor thing, and I can't imagine it would effect the sonic signature of the cap. But hey, what do I know (don't answer that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Disc Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Just got through installing the Wescott Type B crossovers with the Jenson P.I.O. Caps in my Cornwalls. Dean did a great job on them. Breaking them in now. I'll try to give my observations at a later date. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 My speakers always sounded better when I rolled my own too. Marvel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 9 Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 Why PIOs sound better than Auricaps has puzzled me. I stumbled across this article today, and found the "conclusions" rather interesting. http://www.tnt-audio.com/accessories/auricap_e.html In regards to PIO: "...with paper in oil ones. I obtained a beautiful, lustful sound, with a lot of detail and a huge amount of depth. Really attractive. The depth is exceptional... Ah, but the sound is really lustful...". Kind of mirrors what Leok is saying. But ... on reading further ... "Which is the obvious perfect alternative to a coupling capacitor? A straight wire, obviously. ...And the test was really revealing. The Auricaps are rather difficult to distinguish from a direct connection. The paper in oil caps instead can be easily distinguished: as a matter of fact they outline a much more detailed, precise, deep and realistic soundstage, but such a soundstage is simply not present in the original signal! It is the result of a very peculiar form of colouration, that is evident in comparing the caps with the direct connection, and that makes the medium and lower frequencies thinner and lighter than normal." So maybe this explains what is going on with the PIOs. They are imparting a pleasant coloration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 No matter what you use, there is coloration. You just have to decide what your favorite color is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 9 Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 Lynn Olsen who designed the Arial and tried out a lot of caps along the way says the exact same thing. Even the best caps, sound coloured to his ears. That's why he prefers transformer-coupling in his amps. PIOs must colour in a nice way which appeals to some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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