Capacitor

My post spelled that out if you go back and look at it. Bypassing does not always work well.  Trial and error at best. Some combos don’t sound quite right. I know Odam and Cutf work well in electronics.  I don’t like bypassing in crossovers as often times the result while impressive at first, more air and details, in the end can sound a tad nervous and not quite right.  Bypassing with film caps in power supplies with electrolytic caps is most always a nice plus.  

Dear @sns  and gentlemans : ""  W/K/V no coloration, only accurate. So, everyone using colored boutique caps has defective equipment which requires colored, distorted boutique caps to sound natural.  ""

Your words not mine. Tha's not the capacitor issue.

""   you have the best ears, equipment and caps  ""

Never posted that in this or other threads any where.

The boutique cap subject is similar to the boutique fuse one where the audiophiles convinced  by ( like me. I used those fuses too. ) use it as tone control/equalizers.
So it's totally normal that all internet " oficial " caps wider comparisons speak not of the true work for what caps were " invented " when using in copupling/filter tasks ow whatever. Yes, no where does comparisons speak which caps make the best technical measured job but the other way around: only speak of differences in tone characteristics when a cap must be neutral doing its task.
Is even " crazy " to see speaker crossover with 4-5-6 different brand of caps ( in electronics that could be because is different down there. ).

Other " weird " fact is that all the boutique caps need from 50 to over 250 hours to settle down ( to shine. ) and the " weird " issue is that in the site of manufacturers do not exist a simple chart/diagram how the cap measures after 5 hours and the huge differences after 100 hours. ! ! ?

Yes, I know that that makes sense to you because you already " experienced " that " fact ". No, W/K/V does not needs 100 hours to " shine ".

""  This thread is about why and what we like our chosen caps..""

Well my understand according the OP thread statement is that he was looking for an upgrade through cap changes.

Almost all of you just do not likes and feel " unconfortable " when some one as me post a totally different well founded " information " that was is your point of view. Yes, I know I'm not welcomed and is ok with me.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.



 

I agree with Millercarbon! Good advice. 

@grannyring

Yes you did. Apologies my train of thought went a little haywire. 

I have in the past also found bypassing on a coupling cap position can have unexpected results, but it’s generally been a mixed bag.

I do like the sound of my pre, much much more now after the VCaps. But the fact that it has 4 caps per side in the signal path is concerning, so further optimizing these is something I believe is worthwhile considering.

Yes indeed. Agreed. The Cutf .01uf and Odam do make magic together in electronics such as your Pre. I use the combo all the time in Orchid dac upgrades.