I had SLP98 which I tried cary stock kimbers, jensens, hovlands and TFT teflons. Prior to that in other pieces I experimented with RTX, Wima and many others. You will not like the oil caps in that preamp although you may like them in an amplifier. They are ok there. I found them detailed, a little overblown bass (but not too much, sort of liked that for awhile). By all means, spend the bucks and go with the teflons. There is no comparison to any of those. I put them in my SLM-200 monoblocks and spent $$$ putting them into my stock Aesthetix IO (heck of a job, there were 20 in there. I had to put up my house as collateral on the cap purchase :)))))) They are awesom caps. Never heard the Vcaps so I cant comment on those. But for the SLP98, dont waste your money on anything else. This is my opinion, no flames please. Good luck. There are other posts on this, you may want to check those.
Cary SLP-98 -- Do Oil Caps make a Difference?
I spoke to a well-known designer about the use of oil caps. His opinion was that they should be used in airplane electronics. Apparently, he doesn't have a high opinion of them. He spoke highly of polystyrene, however.
I remember some Cary SLP98 owners preferring some caps over others, and wonder which caps would provide the most high end extension and detail.
I remember some Cary SLP98 owners preferring some caps over others, and wonder which caps would provide the most high end extension and detail.
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