Dear @jimbones : "
I wouldnt classify it as a tone control. I dont hear any shift in tonality or any emphasis is any one area except maybe a bit stronger in the low bass region. "
Again, all high-end/boutique caps are way colored and we like those " nice " colorations but at the end are only added distortions.
Your statement confirmit. Bass range is where belongs the home room/system foundation and through the bass notes and its harmonics puts the whole tone of those speakers, so any tiny change in the bass range response will affects all the other frequency ranges.
The only way for a cap been nota " tone control " is that that cap be signatureles and Jupiter certainly is not a signatureless cap as any other boutique caps.
The adjective smooth is an audiophile and tube lovers adjective but near field live MUSIC is everything we want but smooth.
Unfortunatelly and form many years We are accustomed to that kind of smooth sound and we like it but even that is wrong live MUSIC characteristic because just does not exist down there.
In the Humble home made.. caps comparisons Tony stated on Jupiter:
" The Jupiter Copper-Foil Paper & Wax used as a bypass capacitor in loudspeaker crossovers creates a nice balance between warmth and detai.."
you can note that " warmth " word that is an audiophile word that does not exist in live MUSIC.
It's imposible for caps using paper, wax, oilñ and the like to starigth/signatureless because the audio signal " touch " that kind of materials that are far away to be technology not even exist white papers that can prove are the best dielectric/caps materials, however Jupiter said:
" Our wax & paper capacitors are a blend of old and new technology ""
that old pseudo-technology came from 70 years ago when was used for radio caps. Go figure and Jupiter is not the only one that choosed that " technology ".
It's not science because a cap manufacture is not a rocket science and what I stated is only common sense.
Btw, Tony posted in his caps comparison papers:
"" The Jupiter Copper-Foil Paper & Wax seems to have everything you are looking for in a capacitor: a coherent and organic presentation, detail and smoothness come hand-in-hand, a well controlled and focussed image, rich and transparant overtones.."""
" organic, smoothness, rich.."" all are audiophile adjectives we are accustom to but that's is not live MUSIC.
Seems to me that we love audio hardware over MUSIC and could be because is what we like.
Jim, it's not a critic against you NO, is only a different way to see " things ".
That's why @millercarbon can't understand my overall take.
Btw, it's not at random that you and @andirocks coincide in that " low bass " characteristic with the Jupiter because that's part of that colored sound because he detected the same but with his amp and you with a preamp and both in different application inside those units. That's is a coloration7added kind of distortion and that's what millercarbon can't understand or he looks in a different way.
"" with the exception that it was just a bit hard/forward in the midrange. Looking to mellow it out a bit. .. """
well maybe you already achieved what you are looking for.
In the other side obviously that the unit designer voicing was different of what you " like " or do not like.
Anyway, enjoy it.
R.
Again, all high-end/boutique caps are way colored and we like those " nice " colorations but at the end are only added distortions.
Your statement confirmit. Bass range is where belongs the home room/system foundation and through the bass notes and its harmonics puts the whole tone of those speakers, so any tiny change in the bass range response will affects all the other frequency ranges.
The only way for a cap been nota " tone control " is that that cap be signatureles and Jupiter certainly is not a signatureless cap as any other boutique caps.
The adjective smooth is an audiophile and tube lovers adjective but near field live MUSIC is everything we want but smooth.
Unfortunatelly and form many years We are accustomed to that kind of smooth sound and we like it but even that is wrong live MUSIC characteristic because just does not exist down there.
In the Humble home made.. caps comparisons Tony stated on Jupiter:
" The Jupiter Copper-Foil Paper & Wax used as a bypass capacitor in loudspeaker crossovers creates a nice balance between warmth and detai.."
you can note that " warmth " word that is an audiophile word that does not exist in live MUSIC.
It's imposible for caps using paper, wax, oilñ and the like to starigth/signatureless because the audio signal " touch " that kind of materials that are far away to be technology not even exist white papers that can prove are the best dielectric/caps materials, however Jupiter said:
" Our wax & paper capacitors are a blend of old and new technology ""
that old pseudo-technology came from 70 years ago when was used for radio caps. Go figure and Jupiter is not the only one that choosed that " technology ".
It's not science because a cap manufacture is not a rocket science and what I stated is only common sense.
Btw, Tony posted in his caps comparison papers:
"" The Jupiter Copper-Foil Paper & Wax seems to have everything you are looking for in a capacitor: a coherent and organic presentation, detail and smoothness come hand-in-hand, a well controlled and focussed image, rich and transparant overtones.."""
" organic, smoothness, rich.."" all are audiophile adjectives we are accustom to but that's is not live MUSIC.
Seems to me that we love audio hardware over MUSIC and could be because is what we like.
Jim, it's not a critic against you NO, is only a different way to see " things ".
That's why @millercarbon can't understand my overall take.
Btw, it's not at random that you and @andirocks coincide in that " low bass " characteristic with the Jupiter because that's part of that colored sound because he detected the same but with his amp and you with a preamp and both in different application inside those units. That's is a coloration7added kind of distortion and that's what millercarbon can't understand or he looks in a different way.
"" with the exception that it was just a bit hard/forward in the midrange. Looking to mellow it out a bit. .. """
well maybe you already achieved what you are looking for.
In the other side obviously that the unit designer voicing was different of what you " like " or do not like.
Anyway, enjoy it.
R.