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Wait a Minute Do those Cardas Caps Work

I do a little tweaking of my own and can justify the application and expense, but my friend actually said that when he put the caps on the unused balanced and unbalanced inputs/ outputs he actually heard a difference. I have Jeff Rowland gear and will it really make a difference because those things aren't cheap ! Your thoughts Audiogoner's
garebear
mark7767
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I use them on all my equipment especially Levinson 360s, 380s,DCS, and for the a relatively cheap price they just keeps dust out of these expensive components. A piece of mind! What is a few hundred dollars for 20,000+ dollars worth of componnets?
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megasam
798 posts
 
The most useful feature for me is to cover unused RCAs on preamp so when changing ICs behind rack with minimal clearance you instantly know where to insert new ICs........looks pretty cool to have two rows of shiny caps also.

As far as sound improvement, I have not noticed any real difference.
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driver
750 posts
 
Neat looking audio jewelry. Great for keeping dog & cat hair out.
hepl
147 posts
 
If you want protection for unused female rca connectors at a
fraction of the cost go to a Linn dealer an order part number CONN-672. They are made of plastic and won't scratch
the gold plating, cost is around $0.15 each.
jdombrow
371 posts
 
If all you want to do is keep dust out, why not simply plug it with something (like a small piece of blu-tak over the end)?
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