meagain Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Yea - I'm trying to learn about the different types of capacitors. Can someone explain the differences in the title varieties? And what differences in sound, etc. they bring to the table? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Oh man......[li] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Aluminum Foil is great for cooking. PIO leave a nasty taste to the food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 [] But which one tastes like Chicken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Everything tastes like chicken... Paper in oil capacitors may use aluminum, copper or even silver foil. Oil capacitors may use dielectrics other than paper, like polypropylene. The oil damps mechanical vibrations and conducts heat to the can. There are many other technologies used to manufacture capacitors. The most common seen in crossovers involve some form or other of metallized film, or film and foil, and for large values electrolytic. Each technology has its pluses and minuses. The differences in technology manifest themselves in differences in things like linearity within the frequency range they are being applied to, efficiency (equivalent series resistance), and lifetime. In general, the more linear and more efficient, the better. Different folks have different prefences for audio uses. There is much more to the story than I have time to cover here. Check the archives and internet. There is more information and opinion that you will ever need out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 LOL Lisa -- no more posts for you until you get the Peach and the VRD's up and running!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 They're running baby. Well - not the Peach though. Tuesday Peach comes. It doesn't have a remote. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBK Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Polypropelene and mica.................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dflip Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 To a certain degree it depends on what you want to achieve and where you want to put them. [] The paper-in-oil caps tend to be a little mellower with a more rounded off sound which may or may not be your cup of tea. A polyprop cap like the Hovland will do a great job providing tons of detail and isolating instruments on the stage, but too much of a good thing can lead to earbleeding or severe migranes. It is really a case of experimenting to find what you want in your heritage speakers. Each of us has a different opinion that works for us in our own rooms with our own equipment. If you want to use paper-in-oil caps in the power supply and other important parts of the system have a talk with Craig about a few disasters he has seen come across his bench. [:'(] All quiet so far on the western front, I wonder when the flame throwers and mustard gas start? [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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