Further impressions of Duelund VSF vs. Clarity MR.
I recently replaced the capacitor in series with my mid with a pair of large Claritycap MR's. After getting some hours on them, it appears they're not a good match for metal(magnesium) drivers. What started out as a subtle difference in transparency because harshness. Nothing terrible, but I prefer a smoother or warm sound. I then replaced them with an aluminum Duelund VSF. Out of the box, the VSF sounded dark in comparison. Now that I have about 10-15 hours on them, they're starting to open up and sound very smooth.
Now I'm really on the fence in as what to do with my HF circuit. I'm very pleased with the sound of MR's, the imaging and soundstage are to die for, and they're very dynamic and quiet. But Duelund still wins for tonality. Since I have a few small value MR's laying around, I'm not sure if I want to parallel a MR and either a VSF or CAST and hope for the best of both worlds, or try all CAST. Either way, it's an expensive experiment.