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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For wire I highly recommend a brand new affordable wire made by Duelund that copies and betters the wonderful NOS Western Electric copper stranded wire. Parts Connextion sells it for $10 a meter and it is very special. I have wired my complete system with the Western Electric NOS wire popularized by Jeff Day. This wire has caused many of us to sell of thousands of dollars worth of Aphile cable for better sound with the WE16 NOS cable. Well, the NOS WE16 wire is now gone and sold up! But Duelund has made a match that according to Jeff Day that is even a tad bit better. 

Forget all all you may have heard about stranded or tinned wire and buy some. I had to empty my brain of past experiences and reading on tinned and stranded wire, but when I opened my mind and heard this stuff I was taken back. So open and musical. You have to hear yourself to know. Check it out.

enliten,

Active crossover is an idea. I was thinking of eventually getting a DEQX unit.

ptss,

I read the attachment lustformusic added. I'm not sure I totally understand the concept. I need to read it again.

I am getting very good soundstage wide separation along with a pretty deep presentation. The upper frequencies are definitely pronounced at this point however.

grannyring,

I may try some of that wire.

Hey Ozzy, what caps are you trying right now?

If you are going to try 1 brand at a time but can’t burn them in, it will take you a while to try 2-3 brands. :)

Totally worth it to find another amp around the house to use for burn-in.

Erik

Eric,

*Capacitor that is used=

5.6uf 800 vdc +/- 2% Jantzen Audio Silver Z-ca

Cool, never tired them. Troels Gravesen loves them, but he's sponsored. :)

Best,

Erik