I second the Rel Exotica TFT. The best I have tried so far (nt) - KIS

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Topic - coupling caps between phono and linestage - Lew 08:49:41 08/15/06 (25)

Try Hovland - Great capacitor - mdjukic99@yahoo.com 16:29:30 08/16/06 (7)

Re: Try Hovland - Great capacitor - Lew 06:51:20 08/17/06 (6)

Re: Hovland or TFT - mdjukic99@yahoo.com 15:22:05 08/17/06 (5)

I second the Rel Exotica TFT. The best I have tried so far (nt) - KIS 15:59:54 08/17/06 (4)

I luv 'em, too. In this case, cost is )$400! (need 4) (nt) - Lew 07:22:12 08/18/06 (3)

1uF 200V is $185 each at M Percy .... - KIS 14:13:07 08/18/06 (2)

My mistake... - Lew 14:39:02 08/18/06 (1)

My DIY Phono stage which I spend a bit on .... - KIS 14:53:11 08/18/06 (0)

Re: coupling caps between phono and linestage - reb 10:24:49 08/16/06 (0)

IME Auricap does a better job than Hovland and V cap(nt) - KIS 06:08:30 08/16/06 (6)

IMO there's no such thing as too-high a Voltage rating in a cap... - jeffreybehr 10:03:45 08/16/06 (5)

On the contrary to your following statement: " ... - KIS 00:41:54 08/17/06 (4)

I have read something along these lines for electrolytics. - Tweekeng 23:37:34 08/18/06 (0)

'lytics vs film/foil - Lew 06:45:15 08/17/06 (2)

My experience tells me that it also applies to film and foil. (nt) - KIS 07:50:29 08/17/06 (1)

Interesting... - Lew 13:38:24 08/17/06 (0)

The Teflon-film cap you didn't mention is my favorite--the SoniCap... - jeffreybehr 17:45:58 08/15/06 (8)

The details - Lew 10:14:05 08/16/06 (5)

What's the value of the load resistor the caps drive? The filter point could already be VERY low. (NT) - jeffreybehr 15:38:01 08/16/06 (1)

You asked a complex question... - Lew 13:41:22 08/17/06 (0)

Sonicap Platinum - Lew 10:19:38 08/16/06 (2)

They're F&F and use a proprietary alloy of principally Teflon. - jeffreybehr 15:35:57 08/16/06 (1)

Solen sells some metalised teflon (nt) - KIS 00:55:47 08/17/06 (0)

Re: The Teflon-film cap you didn't mention is my favorite--the SoniCap... - Rob F 20:57:52 08/15/06 (1)

No, I haven't. I've never heard a V-Cap TFTF. But I have heard many SCPs... - jeffreybehr 10:06:09 08/16/06 (0)

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I second the Rel Exotica TFT. The best I have tried so far (nt) - KIS 15:59:54 08/17/06 (4)

I luv 'em, too. In this case, cost is )$400! (need 4) (nt) - Lew 07:22:12 08/18/06 (3)

1uF 200V is $185 each at M Percy .... - KIS 14:13:07 08/18/06 (2)

My mistake... - Lew 14:39:02 08/18/06 (1)

My DIY Phono stage which I spend a bit on .... - KIS 14:53:11 08/18/06 (0)