2. speakers
  3. 1360444770

Mundorf silver /oil /gold vs Duelund CAST

After hours of testing Mundorf's S/O/G Caps mated with Scanspeaks new revalator dome we were not pleased with the sound of the Mundorf/scanspeak combo the results were disappointing: poor dynamics and contrived not natural sound with a loss of rated SPL.

However; coupled with the Duelund CAST capacitor the new tweeter actually and finally came to life. It is smooth, real, and dynamic with an open natural sound!

Perhaps the Mundorf is better with many more hours on her??

Go Duelund!
quad-man
charles1dad's avatar
charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
I`d believe the Mundorf capacitor will improve quite a bit with additional break-in hours.At that point it`s typically personal preference.

I have the Duelund CAST in my DAC and speaker. They were very good initially(first few hours) and progressed to a level of stunning once fully broken-in.
Regards,
chayro
3,023 posts
 
There are always better-sounding parts to be found, but the question is whether the end user is willing to pay the premium for them at the outset. Sometimes the customer is stretching just to afford the product and adding another $1000+ for the upgraded caps sounds excessive at the time of initial purchase. However, say 2 years down the road, spending $1500 for an upgrade is much easier to swallow, IMO. Marketing involves tough decisions.
grannyring's avatar
grannyring
6,602 posts
 
I use both and the Duelund CAST caps are simply in a different league. No kidding.
More to discover