li_gangyi said:
Lucpes is right. And especially in midrange, like Elso said, elyt is far better in the ears. MKP is detailed while elyt is blur. Try the Black Gate, you'll get everything.
hmmm...maybe one day I'll get around to going active and then have no caps in the signal path...then I can compare...hehex...
Hi,
Be careful replacing NPEs for filmcaps in x-overs when used in impedance correction networks or other shunted applications.
The design of the x-over could have been tuned with their characterics in mind.
For series caps, a better quality cap should yield better results but again a lesser cap could have been used to mask out speaker unit anomalies. So be careful before passing judgement.
Cheers,😉
Be careful replacing NPEs for filmcaps in x-overs when used in impedance correction networks or other shunted applications.
The design of the x-over could have been tuned with their characterics in mind.
For series caps, a better quality cap should yield better results but again a lesser cap could have been used to mask out speaker unit anomalies. So be careful before passing judgement.
Cheers,😉
hmmm yeah you're definetly right...I didn't like the sound of film caps on one of my speakers...
fdegrove said:
Hehe you're correct again, Frank. Things get even more complicated when you rely on your ears (at least in tuning stage). One of my speaker has 4 types of cap in parallel (4.05uF Paper + 0.1uF MKP10 + 2.03uF Solen thin foil + 1.27uF Oil) that were chosen in the design stage. And I'm not sure whether I want to replace them with 1 or 2 parallel caps.
I used to use cheap inductor (and other components) in the design stage and when the crossover had been finalised I HAD TO stick with the cheap components. So now I use expensive parts in the design stage 🙂
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