What caps to use with Slash AIIps?

[marcello252]

Do me a favor: read my post 35. And consider that it sums up 286 pages of screenshots, in 32 experimental files dedicated to tone caps in my crowded archives. It took years here to collect that...

I read. Don't want to get in a rabbit hole, and this topic is a notorious one, years ago, when I had the opportunity, I spent days and days, I'd say months, using industrial level spectrum analyzers (not mine, I'll tell you in a ear, it was an off work personal research where I worked) testing different cap materials looking for answers, it was the time when I was so involved in hi fi stuff I tried almost everything.
I don't doubt leaking in cap has an effect, and I agree there is an effect on harmonic context certified by instrumental readings, but in my experience, when we talk about components in the standard conditions (not faulty, fresh, etc) it was well beyond audio range and, anyway, so subtle that I personally don't believe it can have an audible level even pulling the jacket to Laplace and Fourier.
My ears don't go beyond 12 KHz anymore, but even in my youth when I had a certified 20 KHz range, I simply didn't ear effect that was not ascribable to aforementioned components tolerance or problem with the specific item.
but, if you talk about electros, yes, no doubt, time and even voltage modify them, the effect is audible even in audio range, but no electros used in guitars (and in hifi signal paths too indeed, they are avoided like venom) . if we talk about radio range, of course, material do matter but we're on MHz

with unchanged esteem, servilely

 

[freefrog]

I don't doubt leaking in cap has an effect, and I agree there is an effect on harmonic context certified by instrumental readings, but in my experience, when we talk about components in the standard conditions (not faulty, fresh, etc) it was well beyond audio range and, anyway, so subtle that I personally don't believe it can have an audible level even pulling the jacket to Laplace and Fourier.

Well, let's agree to disagree, so.

At least it's a peaceful and mutually respectful disagreement, far from the endless arguments in which I've been caught during previous discussions about tone caps... I was so tired and disgusted a few years ago that I had even sworn to myself to avoid this subject in online discussions.

Apparently, I've changed my mind without even noticing or wanting it. I'll admit it helps me to forget my health issues at least a few minutes here and there - that's life when one gets old, isn't it? ;-)

I've still the idea to share all my archived experimental data on a dedicated web page, when everyone in our local team will be retired. Maybe some day...

 

[jeremy]

hopefully, thats one thing that separates this place from many others on the internet. we can have a civil conversation and disagree without things devolving into people barking back and forth at each other! i find the posts informative and useful. ill keep using my orange drops too

 

[Artie]

ill keep using my orange drops too

I do Orange Drops too. I think mainly because they aren't too expensive, and their size makes it easy for my old eyes and fingers to handle.

 

[jeremy]

honestly, i use em cause i have a bunch of a lot of different values. if i need one, ill buy 20 or 50 to have on hand as long as its a commonly used value.

 

[Mincer]

I do Orange Drops too. I think mainly because they aren't too expensive, and their size makes it easy for my old eyes and fingers to handle.

Honestly, they are very easy to see and solder, so for those reasons, they get the nod from me.