Originally posted by allenb
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One does not need so called Golden ears to hear the changes you just have to listen critically and you will hear the difference just as long as nothing is wrong with your hearing to begin with. The differences between different caps can be subtle to night and day it all depends on each particular cap being compared. If one is not familiar with the sound signature of said capacitor then you will not be able to pick which cap is playing BUT you will KNOW if the sound has CHANGED.
From my experiments combining by pass caps with NPE caps seem to blend well together and its cheaper then the larger value higher end caps. Some say the better the cap the more neutral it sounds which I do believe as it is less colored but no doubt colored to a lesser degree. NPE caps IMO sound neutral/balanced they just lack sophistication, clarity and detail like the higher end caps. This is where the "BY PASS" caps come into play as they will add that sophistication, clarity and detail to the NPE caps while remaining neutral/balanced sounding. Also not all by pass caps combine well with each other as you have to find the right blend or right combination as some caps when combined can smear the sound due to having different colorations.
The caps I prefer and or the ones I have experience with are Jantzen and Audyn. The entry level Jantzen crosscap or Audyn q4 is a start. (0.1-0.01) as they are cheap just under 2 bucks. Higher end caps I prefer are Jantzen Z superior and Audyn plus.
No offense but I dont like the sound of Dayton caps for my DML panels. lol
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