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Best Capacitors for Crossovers

I am now in the tweaking stage of trying different caps in my crossovers for my DIY homemade 2 way. I presently have and will soon try a 5.6uf 800 vdc +/- 2% Jantzen Audio Silver Z-cap.

I see that Mundorf, V Cap get a lot of accolades, and the Dueland are quite pricey.

Does anyone have a favorite?

I am trying to cross over at about 4500HZ at 6db.

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erik_squires
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Hey Ozzy, what caps are you trying right now?

If you are going to try 1 brand at a time but can’t burn them in, it will take you a while to try 2-3 brands. :)

Totally worth it to find another amp around the house to use for burn-in.

Erik
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ozzy OP
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Eric,

*Capacitor that is used=

5.6uf 800 vdc +/- 2% Jantzen Audio Silver Z-ca

erik_squires
16,021 posts
 
Cool, never tired them. Troels Gravesen loves them, but he's sponsored. :)

Best,

Erik
erik_squires
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Wait, used?  Shouldn't need to be broken in that much.
lewinskih01
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Ozzy,

I am using an active xo, and while I hesitated for a long while because of the digital processing involved, which rang so much as heressy within my preconceived notions, I am not going back. I'm still learning and perfecting the implementation - still haven't time-aligned my 4-way - yet it still sounds so much better. And in my case the setup is cheaper than the 2-channel I was running before.

DEQX, from what I read, is an excellent unit. If your only source is digital, then there are cheaper options that are more involved but also more flexible.
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