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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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ozzy OP
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Thank you all for your opinions and suggestions for web site reviews. They have been very helpful. I will try to obtain some of the caps suggested for comparison.

Question:

For a tighter connection, I soldered with silver solder silver spades to the cap leads. After everything is connected, one of the caps does not work!

Now, I don’t know if the cap was dead from the get-go.

But, can the heat from the use of the soldering iron ruin the cap?


erik_squires
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While I admire technology, I believe in results. I can take pretty much any DAC chip, put it on a circuit board and make it sound like garbage. Same for most technology. Beryllium tweeters, AMT, etc. can be implemented well and poorly.

I think knowing about the capacitor tech is good, but results are results.

And as always, let your own ears be the judge, not me nor a website.

Best,

Erik


erik_squires
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Hey @dgarretson

When will CSA range become available in the US?

I'm happy to note the CMR is already orderable from Parts Connexion.

Best,

Erik
erik_squires
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Ozzy,

Possible but unlikely.  Avoid shortening the leads, and make sure your iron is hot enough, and the tip wide enough.

Melting solder should take like 5 seconds or less! If you are sitting there for half a minute waiting for solder to melt, then yes, you could definitely have injured the cap.
erik_squires
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If you are going to compare caps, I would use screw in terminals or even speaker binding posts. You'll definitely hear relative differences that way.
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