Erik Mandaville Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 " The guy from humblehomemadehifi is hearing things. He also rates the AudioCap Theta below some metallized types, which is absurd." Dunno, maybe that's just his opinion. No more or less absurd than yours to the contrary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosc2112 Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 This should perhaps be in a different thread, I wanted to keep this one specifically about the Sonicap's construction/materials, but since we're already here.. Considering that PWK himself originally used military surplus oil-filled caps (yes I know milspec is usually quite high quality), I'd hazard a guess any modern cap will do. Actually, I've been wondering if modern caps might in fact have TOO low an esr compared to the old ones, I'm worried it might change the characteristics of the crossover. I recall reading something about "Q" factor in relation to ESR, and possibly even using a small resistor to make up for the lower ESR found in newer caps, compared to the old. Some of the theoretical stuff goes over my head. Maybe these factors are really too small to tell the difference. At this point I'm leaning toward the ClarityCap SA's, because their manufacturer has been in business for 20+ yrs (it's good to support indepedent manufacturers who don't employ slave labor =) producing their own products rather than rebranding someone elses, they're designed in cooperation with well respected audio engineers (B&W among them, iirc) and they're realistically priced. PWK didn't seem too fussy about particular parts, so perhaps neither should we (my opinion of course I guess since Sonicraft won't disclose the info I was looking for, we should consider this topic closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 My 2uf worth. I didn't realize your capacity for humor, Erik. I got a charge out of that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 This should perhaps be in a different thread, I wanted to keep this one specifically about the Sonicap's construction/materials, but since we're already here.. Considering that PWK himself originally used military surplus oil-filled caps (yes I know milspec is usually quite high quality), I'd hazard a guess any modern cap will do. Actually, I've been wondering if modern caps might in fact have TOO low an esr compared to the old ones, I'm worried it might change the characteristics of the crossover. I recall reading something about "Q" factor in relation to ESR, and possibly even using a small resistor to make up for the lower ESR found in newer caps, compared to the old. Some of the theoretical stuff goes over my head. Maybe these factors are really too small to tell the difference. At this point I'm leaning toward the ClarityCap SA's, because their manufacturer has been in business for 20+ yrs (it's good to support indepedent manufacturers who don't employ slave labor =) producing their own products rather than rebranding someone elses, they're designed in cooperation with well respected audio engineers (B&W among them, iirc) and they're realistically priced. PWK didn't seem too fussy about particular parts, so perhaps neither should we (my opinion of course I guess since Sonicraft won't disclose the info I was looking for, we should consider this topic closed. PWK did leave us his thoughts on capacitors (and other things) in this letter. Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 " The guy from humblehomemadehifi is hearing things. He also rates the AudioCap Theta below some metallized types, which is absurd." Dunno, maybe that's just his opinion. No more or less absurd than yours to the contrary. Its like any review. Its this guy, with his speakers, in his system, in his room, with music that he likes. But at least it is a comparison where he probably has no other motives than to give his opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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