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Duelund CAST silver a $50,000 Upgrade?

Duelund CAST silver Capicitor upgrade 50K??
I've ordered some speakers and asked about upgrading to Deulund's silver foil CAST capacitor and inductor a listed option on my speaker. dc10audio got back to me with 50K $50,000.00 dollars extra over the copper that's already included in my speaker!!

How the hell is that even possible?? And if I could and I can't afford the extra would it be worth it? Am I going to see Jesus with the silver or what?

Steve
berkelyaudiogeek
jp1208
502 posts
 
Some are the size of Red Bull cans. I have Jensen's and they are around this size. I think the Jensen's are a good option.

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;image=74341;size=large
berkelyaudiogeek OP
49 posts
 
Brf,

I asked about upgrading on my instruments being built not the mini's!
chayro
2,930 posts
 
They are VERY good caps, you know.
mechans
3,048 posts
 
You have to guesstimate how many ounces of silver they would need? Then how many hours of craftsman time it would require, since I doubt these are are frabricated by some automated process. Even then it is hard to believe they would cost anywhere near that figure. Sounds like hefty margins are being made at several stages.
brf
1,715 posts
 
Assuming that the same labour is required for both the Copper and Silver CAST caps, for a $50K upcharge to silver over copper, there must be around 120lbs of silver used. Yea, I would say a bit of a margin is built in.
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