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cheaper coupling caps on a budget

hi, I don't know about you but it seems that all of the latest capacitors out there have become so expensive that I can no longer afford to try them. I am looking for a coupling cap for my tube amp that has high resolution but without grain or glare, I dont really like oil caps , they sound to rolled off for me. Does anyone know of a cap that sounds as good as [ fill in your favorite expensive cap here ] but that is cheap, I will need 8 of them, and they are 2.7 value, at 500 volt, thanks, chris
chrissain
mingles
799 posts
 
Chrissain, is this the same issue you were working on last summer:

mundorf supreme caps vs m caps

I'm a fan of tweaking gear, but maybe you're looking for a different sound altogether. Have you thought about different amps?
hifitime
715 posts
 
Somebody just recommended these Ampohm caps here on Agon.Always keep the voltage as high as the old ones.If you need to stray away from the MFD value,a larger number usually gives more bass.A smaller number usually reduces it.That has been my experience.New caps I haven't tried.LINK>>[http://thetubestore.com/ampohm.html]
chrissain OP
470 posts
 
Thanks guys. Last summer I installed mundorf supreme caps in my amps [rogue audio m150s] liked the sound overall, but noticed less bass. original value was 2.7 and I put in 2.2s .there was an issue with space inside the amps so I installed the smaller value. that has to be what I am hearing.
mingles
799 posts
 
Chrissain, can you give us a list of caps you've installed and listened to?
chrissain OP
470 posts
 
my amps started life with m-caps 2.7 value. I sent them to rogue for upgrades [ before there was an official m180 upgrade] they came back with cheap polystyrene caps bypassed with mundorf mcap supreme .47 value. did not like the sound, shure it was more extended in the highs and lows, but it lost the midrange warmth and smoothness it had before . after speaking with some experts in the industry the consensus was that the bypassing of two very different caps was not optimal for better sound. out came the caps ,this time replaced by a single mundorf supreme 2.2 value, this was much better than the bypassed caps, but I could hear less bass from my system. so I don't know if I should bypass the 2.2 value with other mundorf supreme .47 value, or try a different cap all together , there is an issue with space inside the amps. This has opened a can of worms for me, because now I realize just how much caps effect the sound. I dont want [and cant afford] to try all of the different caps out there.
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