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RE: So why are you stressing it.?

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In Reply to: RE: So why are you stressing it.? posted by Lew on July 22, 2024 at 14:28:40

Thank you Lew for the response.
I personally never understood this "bypass" thing myself. The only reasons I did it is because in their upgrade package for my amp Rogue bypasses these cap, and my local tech seemed to be in favour of doing it. This seems to be a contentious issue, some liking to bypass, others not.
That said, I am listening as I type this, the amp sounds superb. Far better than I remember it being before. Not sure if it's all the new caps breaking in or my ears getting used to the sound or a combo of both but I am happy so I'm not changing anything for now.
Easy to remove the bypass caps down the road or even substitute the Mundorfs for something else. My main concern was reducing the cap from 2.7uF to 1.5uF. Since that seems to be a nonissue, it opens up more options down the road. May even be able to fit a 1.5uF film cap in that spot now.

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RE: So why are you stressing it.? - Lew 06:20:14 07/23/24 (2)
Isn't the Mundorf SG already a film and foil cap as opposed to metallized film?
- RE: So why are you stressing it.? - Lew 08:55:01 07/23/24 (0)
  They are not exactly tiny, so I imagine you could easily find a film and foil cap that is about the same size, in that value. You could probably get away with 1.0uF without losing any significant bass response, if you can confirm that the input it drives presents at least 50K ohms or better. Also, I don't categorically believe film and foil is necessarily superior sonically to a very good metallized film type, which the SG certainly is. I also like Dynamicaps and Auricaps, in that order.
- No they are metallized...-. - Mendel 07:40:02 07/23/24 (0)
  Could never fit a film 2.7uF on the board. But maybe a 1.5uF film might fit.

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