Dear @sns : Seems to me that you read my posts but " not really read it.
You posted :
"" it had no definable character. "" and I told you:
"" Why should has that " character " a well engineering passive device? Let that for the active devices in electronics. ""
and told you that W/K/V caps are: neutral/natural. But still you don't give a specific answer to that question and is critical for this dialogue.
Normally electronic manufacturers are not looking for passive parts with that " character/coloration " ( that are, like it or not: distortions. ) but for neutral/natural and accurate devices. I participated in the design/manufacture of my custom made SS phonolinepreamp where all parts ( active/passive ) were not only measured through a friend of my friend in an University but listened by us and beta audiophiles.
Accuracy is the name of the game in electronic designs/manufacture. Accuracy does not means analithic but that choosed passive/active devices/parts in the design be accurate to defined specs losting and adding the less to the audio signal that pass through it.
If what they choosed are non-accurated against they targets then will try to find out what it is or choose for the best trade-offs for their designs.
Yes, the electronic final unit has its own character/signature due to all the several variables in the different stages and that the parts/devices are not " perfect " are not 100% accurated.
Those sound characteristics that you look for as transparency and resolution ( between others. ) does not comes from colored passive parts or passive parts that develops by it self any kind of distortions but from whole accurated parts in the overall audio system and not by a passive part as you try to impply/explain.
Btw, MUSIC is accurated that's why exist tone or semi-tones and the like ina pentagram. If in a group/band/orchestra one or more players are out of tone you can be sure you will listen it and that is not a coloration but a distortion against the whole orchestra: is out of tone, tone is accuracy.
Fundamental notes and harmonics are developed with accuracy that you can't change it. It's the natural flavor color of the MUSIC that's what we listen at a live event.
"" I don’t know which Wima models you tested and if were the same model I posted. ""
Could you share which W caps tested?
In your posted next statements I can see part of your targets that could explain your bias/attitude on the subject:
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I want my caps to have a sound signature..........."
and definite sound signature with various boutique caps
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You just posted this:
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it would be nice to see proof for the objective assertions. ""
Well 99% of SS electronics designs use W/K/V and around 80% of tubes does it from Lamm to other humble units.
Additional to that you can read again the technical/measures information that comes in that link.
Probably in your electronics comes some W devices.
Btw, I can see in your system your analog rig with the Sp-10 very good TT, a prety decent Jelco tonearm and what looks as a cartridge from the 103 family. At least in that analog rig and with all respect to you high resolution/transparency or other MUSIC characteristics can't exist but at very low quality levels. Additional could be important to you know which is your phono stage RIAA eq. deviation that maybe could be around 0.5db to over 1db and the swing of the RIAA deviation on those levels is totally unaccurated.
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Quality should not be understood simply as judgmental term, rather it should be understood in regard to audio as a term to explain the qualities of the sound we are hearing """"
So you are talking of your room/audio system and I have some far away " idea " how could performs when the audio signal not only pass through tubes but a lot of transformers, this audio signal go a cross " miles " of a tortuose path, maybe I'm wrong and is transparent, with high resolution and with the natural color of MUSIC.
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one is singularly in possession of some audio truth. "
I'm in possesion not of an audio ruth, only shared some kind of facts and information in the cap subject.
This is what other gentleman posted and that I take as if I did it:
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Good caps do not add colorations - they show you the limitations of your system through a magnifying glass ""
R.
