Ugh. I’ve seen this on several other threads —people attacking capacitor upgrades in a high handed manner.
I purchased a certain budget preamp that allows capacitor rolling with built in binding posts for caps on both output coupling and gain stages. It is $1k new abs I got it for about $600 used. You can swap caps in a moment (once you discharge them safely). I bought this thing because it was easier than building something like it.
I don’t need Raul to tell me anything. I’ve heard the sonic differences in caps. Wima are fine caps that do a decent job and meet spec. But they do not come close to things like VCap.
Yes they are pricey things. A pair of great caps can set you back several hundred bucks. But the sonic differences are easily audible —more so TO MY EARS than a power cable, for example.
While it’s true that some manufacturers just use Wima or other decent caps, it’s also true that many do not.
It’s also true to my ears that a decent 6 or 12 volt reissue preamp tube can sound great and quiet. So many get a bad rap yet manufacturers use them all the time. And it’s also true that some NOS tubes can sound magical and just better. It’s not practical to source them when building to a price point.
Thanks to Granny and Charles for keeping decorum and encouraging folks to listen for themselves.
