Just curious what you guys like? Orange drops, Mallory 150s?, Sozo, Mojo?, real Mustards? just give me some ideas here?
and seen mouser has these CDE/mallory 160s are these like a PCB version of the axial mallory 150s kinda looks like it I don't know though? lol
and seen mouser has these CDE/mallory 160s are these like a PCB version of the axial mallory 150s kinda looks like it I don't know though? lol
Recapping my amp and it had them WIMA polys in it now they are not too bad has a distinct German flavor no doubt that almost Engl like grind lot Engl has the WIMAs in them I know, But I think I wanna go more toward that Mallory/Sozo mustard sound if possible lol
Some of you guys might rail me for saying this but I hear yet again HUGE differences in couplings
they all are very different, materials, speed/compression/distortion etc I mean damn lol yeah thats gonna have an impact on the tone
Like for example you should be able to tell the difference pretty easily between an old fender blue and a mustard etc and comparing those to the Sozo/mallory/mojo etc, I mean its a strikingly audible difference to me, them damn Wima really impact and color sound too, those are more love/hate they just don't have the clarity I like, Orange drops are too bright very clear though, I just prefer mustard style, and the mallory150s Sozo/mojo all those sound kickass to me, that's just me though,
Choosing a value that can pass the Signal frequency range is more important than anything else.
Choosing a type that suits the duty comes second.
Choosing a manufacturer has little to give beyond getting the first two correct.
Choosing a type that suits the duty comes second.
Choosing a manufacturer has little to give beyond getting the first two correct.
Don't forget that guitar amps are instruments, not reproducers. The distortion introduced by polyester caps (such as mustards) is welcomed here. It is conceivable that different makers use slightly different polyesters, and certainly different voltage specs will mean different thickness film so different amounts of non-linearity even witith the same substance.
the polys all sound different to me though it is more gritty and harsh the Wimas are really like that, compared to a more laid back Mallory or something. at least 150s I always liked really does remind me more of Marshallish-esque tone lol,
But lots people don't believe couplings make any difference at all....not sure what they are smoking lol
In a well-designed hi-fi amp they shouldn't, because the right cap technology with the right value in the right place should be independent of brand.JRGuitarGuy said:
In a guitar amp things are quite different. You choose to expose non-linearities or microphony (whether people realise this or not), then different brands may introduce different amounts of these non-ideal behaviours.
Problems come when people try to read across (in either direction) between these two different applications of audio electronics.
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but still there is gonna be very different sound going from polyester,polypropylene,polycarbonate, PPES, Teflon lol,
I assume you use the phrase "very different" with the unusual meaning (except in audio) of "almost imperceptibly different, and then only when we know which is present in the circuit".
in a hi-fi amp/preamp maybe its very subtle but guitar related I'm telling you its huge difference lol
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