I've been looking for a set of La Scallas or Belles for years and always seemed to be too late, poor condition or overpriced. Was about to pull the trigger on a new pair of Forte when last week I drove 600 miles round trip for beautiful pair of 78' Belles. I would like to get some opinions on replacing the 13uf 200v and 2uf 200v metal caps with Gen 1 Sonicaps. These are sold from Crites in kit form for $215 and Sonic Craft individually for $188. Will this make a big difference? Also thinking about gutting the cans and retrofitting the new caps inside to keep the authentic look but not sure if it's worth the mess of cutting open, cleaning out, fitting and resealing just for looks when no one but me will ever see it. I am astounded with the efficiency of these. I never believed the specs when I have read about them. All true. They sound beautiful through an R-8 but have some weaknesses that tell me the caps are past there prime. Any advice of experiences with these would be appreciated. thanks
fwiw I'd spend $3.78 for the ~ 13uF cap and similar for the smaller cap.
-Inexpensive Dayton bypass could be tried.
At these prices, charge coupling would be feasible
and their shipping us very fast.
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It's interesting that later Belle used 13uF. 13uF on the Khorn'sK55/K400 combo was a nominal 400Hz crossover.
Type AB is said to be the early Belle crossover
-Inexpensive Dayton bypass could be tried.
At these prices, charge coupling would be feasible
and their shipping us very fast.
Motor Run Capacitor - Motor Run Capacitors - Capacitor - SupplyHouse.com
It's interesting that later Belle used 13uF. 13uF on the Khorn'sK55/K400 combo was a nominal 400Hz crossover.
Type AB is said to be the early Belle crossover