Clarity Cap CMR Impressions

@timlub

Thanks tim. Letting a thread get off topic is the death knell. The purpose gets lost and those who were interested no longer will be. If I am guilty of this too I apologize.

Threads are free. If you have a cool idea for a topic start a new one. It is rude to the others who are paying attention, and the original poster to hijack it. If you think it's tangentially related, post a message saying:

"Hey, I'm starting a new thread on active crossovers here, please chime in"


Best,

E

Has anyone compared an Audyn True Copper cap to a Claritycap CMR in a tweeter crossover ? I would like to know what differences you heard after break-in of each cap in that location.

Hi Sherod!

FYI, these two caps are not really equivalent. The Audyn is VERY physically large and very expensive for the uF. Also the largest Audyn TC cap is around 2.2uF. For these three reasons it’s much more useful as a bypass cap.

In my case I’m using around 4.7uF and 12uF on my tweeter.

So for instance, if I used 10x 1.2uF Audyn it would cost around $48 x 10 = $480, while Clarity CMR for 1 x 12uF is $130. So Audyn is about 3x more expensive, very much in the range of Jupiter Cu Foil and Duelund equivalents.

As you may have read, I’ve tested MR + 0.1uF Audyn TC and it was a very good improvement with the larger cap only.

Right now, the CMR is beating this combination, by a tiny bit.

Next week or so I’ll be able to tell you if the CMR is worth bypassing as well.



Best,

E

Actually, the Audyn TC goes up to 4.7uf. I have a pair I'm going to put in my Reference 3A Dulcet. I already have a 3.3uf TC Max in my Ref 3a Master Control and it sounds very good. The sound is very balanced from top to bottom so I'm not going to bypass. 


     https://hfc-fs.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/audyn-true-copper-size-310816.pdf

Oh, you are right. :) It must be huge and expensive.

If you are looking in that price/size/performance bracket I would love for you to try Jupiter and tell us your own impressions. :)

I wish I could afford an all Jupiter Cu film crossover, but I can't, so I have to rely on my own ears.

Next week I'll try to bypass what I have and I'll see how good the CMR is to the MR.

Best,

E