Best Capacitors for Crossovers

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

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

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.

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.

But also, most caps take 24-48 hours to finish breaking in.