Multi path

kingfisher · 26th September 2011, 02:30 PM

Hello All!

I have a question an capasitors and their path-way to tweeter. Say one would use a single cap value of 4.7uf in series with a tweeter on one project, but on another use several small caps who's value sum to the same 4,7uf value! Which would sound better, is there a different sound? Electronically is there a difference in resistance. I've read that some decigners take this route! Do you?
kingfisher

David Gatti · 26th September 2011, 05:25 PM

Capacitors in parallel add up in value so its fine to use multiples to achieve the required value. The resistance with the multiples will be less, say .02ohm instead of .1 ohm, but either way would not be significant compared to the tweeter resistance.
I would only consider multiples if I needed very high values or needed to reach an unusual total value or had an electrolytic capacitor that I bypassed with another cap. Generally best to just use the best capacitors you can afford and keep things simple as possible.

26th September 2011, 02:30 PM	#1
kingfisher diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Eastern Ontario CA.	Multi path Hello All! I have a question an capasitors and their path-way to tweeter. Say one would use a single cap value of 4.7uf in series with a tweeter on one project, but on another use several small caps who's value sum to the same 4,7uf value! Which would sound better, is there a different sound? Electronically is there a difference in resistance. I've read that some decigners take this route! Do you? kingfisher

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26th September 2011, 05:25 PM	#2
David Gatti diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Capacitors in parallel add up in value so its fine to use multiples to achieve the required value. The resistance with the multiples will be less, say .02ohm instead of .1 ohm, but either way would not be significant compared to the tweeter resistance. I would only consider multiples if I needed very high values or needed to reach an unusual total value or had an electrolytic capacitor that I bypassed with another cap. Generally best to just use the best capacitors you can afford and keep things simple as possible.

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