It seems like a search for a perfect coupling cap is finally over

Peter Daniel · 30th March 2005, 04:05 PM

Those caps have been brought to my attention, and frankly, after reading the reviews I can't resist the urge to try them. I'm buying a pair today.

http://v-cap.com/tefloncapacitors.html

steenoe · 30th March 2005, 04:28 PM

Wonder if they consider making larger values.
Could use 4 pieces, 33uF of those for a X-CCS-BosoZ

Steen.

Peter Daniel · 30th March 2005, 04:34 PM

Those 4 pieces would probably cost more than the original Pass preamp

I'm buying only 0.1u values (for high pass amp) as I can't justify 2u cap prices, no matter how good they are.

steenoe · 30th March 2005, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Those 4 pieces would probably cost more than the original Pass preamp

Excactly what I mean. Those prices are outragous, to say the least

299usd for a 2uF filmcap,
those folks are not ashamed at all

I sure hope those caps sound good!

Steen.

Peter Daniel · 30th March 2005, 04:56 PM

They come with a view that if the caps make bigger difference than power cord and interconnects, thay shouldn't be that much cheaper. In some way they are quite right and we should actually blame cable makers for elevating the prices

Bill Fitzpatrick · 30th March 2005, 04:56 PM

New acronyms like VSQD (Variable Stage Quadrant Dielectric™) are pretty much a dead giveaway that it's just more audiophile thievery.

analog_sa · 30th March 2005, 05:26 PM

They should be, by all accounts, great. Still, if possible, i'd rather use a transformer as a coupling device. At these price levels there is a great choice of nice iron.

steenoe · 30th March 2005, 05:49 PM

Peter, be sure to report back, on your experiences with these caps, when you had a thorough listening session.

Steen.

SSassen · 30th March 2005, 06:33 PM

As a MSEE I'll summarize this for you: nonsense, this is in the same league as pure silver interlinks with silk dieelectric, 24K golden spikes and audio grade CD-R discs, don't buy into it. There's no substitute for a few smaller polyprop caps in parallel, and certainly not for the frequency range these caps will be used in.

Best regards,

Sander Sassen
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com

serengetiplains · 30th March 2005, 06:42 PM

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Originally posted by SSassen
As a MSEE I'll summarize this for you: nonsense, this is in the same league as pure silver interlinks with silk dieelectric, 24K golden spikes and audio grade CD-R discs, don't buy into it. There's no substitute for a few smaller polyprop caps in parallel, and certainly not for the frequency range these caps will be used in.

Oh my. I think frequency range has little to do with what these capacitors do better than others.

As a long-time user of teflon capacitors, I can vouch that the V-Caps are excellent capacitors. Their price is quite reasonable considering the considerable cost of teflon. FWIW, V-Caps are cheaper, even, than comparably sized and rated RelCaps, CRC teflon caps, etc.

30th March 2005, 04:34 PM	#3
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	Those 4 pieces would probably cost more than the original Pass preamp I'm buying only 0.1u values (for high pass amp) as I can't justify 2u cap prices, no matter how good they are. __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

30th March 2005, 04:56 PM	#5
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	They come with a view that if the caps make bigger difference than power cord and interconnects, thay shouldn't be that much cheaper. In some way they are quite right and we should actually blame cable makers for elevating the prices __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

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30th March 2005, 04:28 PM	#2
steenoe diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004	Wonder if they consider making larger values. Could use 4 pieces, 33uF of those for a X-CCS-BosoZ Steen.

30th March 2005, 04:56 PM	#6
Bill Fitzpatrick diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Eugene, OR	New acronyms like VSQD (Variable Stage Quadrant Dielectric™) are pretty much a dead giveaway that it's just more audiophile thievery.

30th March 2005, 05:26 PM	#7
analog_sa diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sofia	They should be, by all accounts, great. Still, if possible, i'd rather use a transformer as a coupling device. At these price levels there is a great choice of nice iron.

30th March 2005, 05:49 PM	#8
steenoe diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004	Peter, be sure to report back, on your experiences with these caps, when you had a thorough listening session. Steen.

30th March 2005, 06:33 PM	#9
SSassen diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Purmerend	As a MSEE I'll summarize this for you: nonsense, this is in the same league as pure silver interlinks with silk dieelectric, 24K golden spikes and audio grade CD-R discs, don't buy into it. There's no substitute for a few smaller polyprop caps in parallel, and certainly not for the frequency range these caps will be used in. Best regards, Sander Sassen http://www.hardwareanalysis.com

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