psg Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 For the 2 mfd cap, what is the sonic difference between an Auricap (Metallized Polypropylene) at US$12 each and the Solen SE200 (Polypropylene Film & Tin Foil) for US$14 each ? If one better than the other? I used Solen PB1300 13 mfd (US$5.25) and Auricap 2.0 mfd (US$9.95) for my KHorns AA's, so now I'm confused. Should I have used the Solen SE200 there as well? (The Canadian dollar is pretty high now, so I might order from www.partsconnexion.com, but if it's all Solen then there is also solen.ca !) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swells Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 Sorry, I can't comment on the Auricap. But, if you have had good luck in the khorn and they are cheaper, then why not them in the Heresy too. Oh, by the way. If youre in QC, why not order straight from solen.ca. The 15.91 was a Canadian price. The price you quoted for the se200 of $14 would end up being 16.47 @ 0.85 on the $ Here is a link back to where I started investigating upgrading the crossover, it has some very good suggestions. http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/442597/ShowPost.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I ended up ordering from Parts Connexion because I wanted Auricap caps as well as Solen caps. Part Connexion were a few dollars more expensive than solen.ca on the Solen caps, but they also had the Auricap caps. Plus they were having a sale at the time, 15% off or something, so they might have been cheaper after all. Parts Connexion list prices in US dollars but convert to Canadian at the daily rate. They are also in Canada, and I might have saved Provincial taxes as well (I'd have to check) since they are in Ontario. I'm just wondering which are supposed to be better : Auricap (Metallized Polypropylene) or Solen SE (Tin Foil / Polypropylene Film) ?? At the time of the KHorn update, I was buying a more expensive (better) Auricap instead of a cheap Solen PB200 (2 mfd). But I hadn't considered the SE200 at all. This was based solely on forum recommendations; I have no other experience with this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Bump. Anyone want to chime-in on which are supposed to be better for about the same price for the 2 mfd caps in the AA crossver: Auricap (Metallized Polypropylene) or Solen SE (Tin Foil / Polypropylene Film) ?? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arash Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) I have a Chertwell LS3/5A and a friend has a Heresy from 70s in mint condition. we compared them and Heresy just disappointed me sounded muddy, bassshy, under blanket. but LS3/5a blew away sounded very musical as if the Khorn were singing! I don't know what was wrong with Heresy. we used a PP EL84 tube amp. here you see a picture of Heresy we were takin' a look inside and that little snip LS3/5a beside Khorns: Edited May 16, 2014 by Arash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Replace the caps, drop the mids and HF down one tap and add a 15Ω resistor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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