In the last few days I have been trying to sort out the issue of capacitor choice for use in passive crossovers. There seems to be an inordinate number of people (both seasoned designers and technically incompetent "audiophiles" alike) who express strong opinions and actual preferences for certain capacitors. For example, bizarre claims like "Xcap really opens up the speaker while Ycap sounds gritty" are not uncommon. Yet, I can find ZERO objective testing data. Not a single SPL trace.
Does anybody have some objective data on this issue. I've heard all the opinion, now I'd love to hear some facts.
Does anybody have some objective data on this issue. I've heard all the opinion, now I'd love to hear some facts.