No. If you click on the capacitor in the crossover schematic, there are two fields to enter values: capacitance and ESR.
WIMA is one of the leading capacitor manufacturers, worldwide. For sure they know what they're doing. If they were available at reasonable quantities at Mouser's and the like, there'd be no need to buy audiophoolish brands.
In that capacitance range, motor capacitors usually offer the best bang for the bucks. I prefer them:
Best regards!
In that capacitance range, motor capacitors usually offer the best bang for the bucks. I prefer them:
Best regards!
Industrial capacitors are simply the better standard, most audiophile capacitors are in fact (I know this 100% for sure) relabelled industrial ones and only a few brands that produce audiophoolery stuff for believers.
Recent development is Chinese made cheap stuff with nice names and gold lettering. Cheap so successful. I have compared caps since I was a kid but maybe I should take the challenge and compare these to the in reality always reliable Wima, Evox etc. caps.
My gut feeling says the industrial ones will perform better while being plain looking. Since many buy stuff on looks and recommendations by (insert famous name here/youtube/audinfluencers) so on emotions and insecurity such stuff will always be endorsed. Handwound with silver foil is such a bizarre parameter. Best left to the DIY tube world.
Recent development is Chinese made cheap stuff with nice names and gold lettering. Cheap so successful. I have compared caps since I was a kid but maybe I should take the challenge and compare these to the in reality always reliable Wima, Evox etc. caps.
My gut feeling says the industrial ones will perform better while being plain looking. Since many buy stuff on looks and recommendations by (insert famous name here/youtube/audinfluencers) so on emotions and insecurity such stuff will always be endorsed. Handwound with silver foil is such a bizarre parameter. Best left to the DIY tube world.
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They're generally very good for their respective types -in the same way that any film caps made to a tight tolerance are very good for their respective types. As you've seen, the main reason people don't use them so much is simply because of the typical minimum order quantities, or the price for small numbers, which can sometimes end up higher than some that are targeted to the audio market & sold individually. If you can get them affordably though & they're from a reputable manufacturer, made to the close tolerances usual for industry, use with confidence.
Buy them as surplus parts and they’re cheaper than electrolytic caps. Not at the the US based distributors of course. Local companies. Share/trade what is superfluous with fellow DIYers. Stock up western quality parts while you can. Film caps don’t age much.
In fact here it is the other way around. It is more easy to find quality film caps than audiophile marked up “premium” baked air.
Industrial = quality. Please let’s not pretend industrial is of a lesser God. Industrial parts are used in life support machines, high reliability electronics, UPSes etc. Audiophile stuff with gold lettering in Aliexpress gear. Don’t fool yourself.
In fact here it is the other way around. It is more easy to find quality film caps than audiophile marked up “premium” baked air.
Industrial = quality. Please let’s not pretend industrial is of a lesser God. Industrial parts are used in life support machines, high reliability electronics, UPSes etc. Audiophile stuff with gold lettering in Aliexpress gear. Don’t fool yourself.
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Yes, I know..... by default it sets it to 0.01 which assumes a low ESR cap..... again... why do you assume I don't know anything...
I would love to see a comparison between cheap Chinese stuff, lower end boutique stuff, high end boutique stuff, and then industrial stuff. In my experience again, the industrial stuff is always on top.
I might tag some of my vendors to see if they can fill my order with WIMA, KEMET, and/or Panasonic capa and see what the quote comes back as. My vendors don't have the same minimum order quantity that we have
Default value is not the same as:
According to you, any default value is wrong - if it is low then it assumes low ESR (quality MKP), if it is high then it assumes high ESR (bipolar electrolytic), if it assumes medium then it assumes medium ESR which is of no use, etc.