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RE: Anybody familiar with Mundorf silver/oil caps?

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sherod

In Reply to: RE: Anybody familiar with Mundorf silver/oil caps? posted by Pauly on June 22, 2007 at 10:31:17

Paul,
I wouldn't bypass the caps with anything, even with the incomparable TFTF V-caps. I have tried bypassing V-cap OIMP with V-cap TFTF and it doesn't sound right, especially in coupling positions. If you don't have a place for the V-cap TFTF caps, you can sell them here or on Audiogon for a minimal loss. I have several sizes of V-cap OIMP and TFTF that I'm going to be selling soon. I found that putting a single V-cap TFTF in the outputs of my preamp is the best way to go. I don't have any experience with the Munsdorf, but I've talked to several people who have and the V-cap TFTF is superior in their opinion to the Munsdorf in electronic coupling applications.

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RE: Anybody familiar with Mundorf silver/oil caps? - Pauly 04:36:22 06/23/07 (2)
Hi Sherod

Am I correct in thinking you lost some focus when you bypassed?

My first choice would be TFTF V-Caps, but to get the correct size (3.3uF) would set me back more than a grand which is waay past my budget. The Mundorf Silver/Oils would only cost $100 or so.

Shoot me a mail regarding the V-Caps you want to move.

Thanks
Paul
- RE: Anybody familiar with Mundorf silver/oil caps? - sherod 09:33:40 06/23/07 (1)
  Paul,
  When I bypassed the OIMP with different values of TFTF, it wasn't so much a loss of focus as it was a type of phase problem. There was always a tilting up of the frequency spectrum. It is difficult to explain, but after some long term listening, I realized that listener's fatigue was setting in. Whenever I removed the bypass, the sound came back to normal. Now, this was in the output of my preamp only. I didn't try a bypass in other coupling locations, so that might be a different story. Doing a quick inventory, I have V-cap OIMP values 2.7uf, 3.3uf, and 4.0uf. In V-cap TFTF, I have .01uf, .1uf, and .22uf. I'll e-mail you later with the details.
  - Here's an older archived post that describes... - sherod 19:35:18 06/25/07 (0)
    ... what I hear when bypassing the preamp output coupling caps:
    - http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=tweaks&n=31468&highlight=bypassing+coupling+caps+with+same&r=&session= (Open in New Window)

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