Anyone ever compare Deluend to Russian KBG

I have only comapred the Dueland standard version to the copper V-Caps and while both sound very good, the V-Cap was more open and dynamic in the power amp that I compared them in. I only heard the Dueland cast used for upgrades in a speaker and I had no reference to compare them to and I was unfamiliar with the system. I found the sound of the system to have a excellent mid-range but it did not offer any air or dimension. I cannot comnent on if that was the sound of the Duelnad cast caps in the speakers or just the sound of the system overall so this is of little use to you.

BTW Bill, where are you using the Dueland Cast caps?

Happy Listening.

I've read someone say the Duelund Cast is dead sounding, and lacks dynamics...???

I've read Teflon is better than duelund, tin or copper v-cap...???

I've read KBG beats out teflon rel-cap (never heard how it compared to v-cap)

Both Duelund and KBG are PIO, Copper (so they say about the KBG), both are very large for thier size, both have good bass for pio, are fast for pio, have great detail for a pio, and are smooth and natural with good timbre.

Maybe KBG is "all that" but a $5 "all that" doesn't compare to $500 "all that".

I've also read "Duelund is king" and KBG can benifit from SSG bypass.

Enough reading I suppose.

This is dependent on circuit(s) and application(s)

The Duelund Cast are great caps, but the size and price can be somewhat prohibitive.

FWIW: I installed a pair of V-Cap OIMP's in the output stage of my NOS Dac and a pair of Duelund Alexanders in my TRL Preamp to great sounding success.

Saying which is better is only throwing guesses until you experiment OR know someone with the same or similar gear.

Not sure where you read that, but the CAST has no area of weakness, but it is very expensive. I know from actual experience and good ears.

I read it either on audiogon (probably in the Mundorf SIO thread) or in Jimmy's comments section (where he was compareing Duelund). It was suggested that some people who aren't use to such a well damped or antiresonant cap might think these where a little flat as the response to someone who didn't like them, and called them "dead" sounding.