So I preordered my 1.8uF Duelund 100v tinned copper caps from Parts Connexion. I played with a Miflex copper cap on an output position of a DAC that I have and have been pleasantly surprised as to how it sounds. In this position I previously had a REL cap... Which are known to be very good. So I am excited to see what happens with the the Duelunds in the tweeter position on the Elsinores.
The Miflex caps I tried on the DAC are built very solid. The outer shell is extremely dense as is the filling. They are very heavy for their size. the pictures do not do them justice. Once you hold them and see them in person, you understand why they are not cheap... They are like pieces of jewlry compared to your typical film capacitor. I assume the Duelunds are the same way.
They do take a while to break in... On the DAC, at first they sounded pretty good. Miflex notes about 150 hour breakin time which seems crazy. I have been able to go back and forth listening to them and the REL caps. After about 20 hours, the sound has really opened up and things are working great. The Miflex are much more refined with a more liquid mid range and a clearer top end. The REL Caps are less liquid with more emphesis on the top end giving the perception of detail... But the Miflex actually have more detail. I have played with a lot of film caps and the differences in sound tends to be very small. However, the copper caps just do something different.
Parts Connexion is ordering the 100v Duelund caps for the Elsinore project. They also talked to Frederick (Founder of Duelund) who heavily suggested the 100v over the 600v. This makes sense as the 100v is both smaller and cheaper...
Here are the sizes for the Duelund Caps:
600v Ø62xH62mm
100v Ø39mmxH62mm
And here is Joe's post talking about the size and fitment:
Joe had mentioned that liked the Duelund but that they were too large to fit on the boards. It looks like since we are going for the 100v, we should be able to have our cake and eat it too. I didn't think to ask if they are radial or axial but never-the-less, even if they are radial with a little creativity, we can still mount them to the PCB.
If you are interested in a pair of caps, contact Chris directly at: cjohnson@partsconnexion.com He said that he can advise the special “pre-order” price…. and lead time. It will be a special price, for Elsinore Project builders.
The Miflex caps I tried on the DAC are built very solid. The outer shell is extremely dense as is the filling. They are very heavy for their size. the pictures do not do them justice. Once you hold them and see them in person, you understand why they are not cheap... They are like pieces of jewlry compared to your typical film capacitor. I assume the Duelunds are the same way.
They do take a while to break in... On the DAC, at first they sounded pretty good. Miflex notes about 150 hour breakin time which seems crazy. I have been able to go back and forth listening to them and the REL caps. After about 20 hours, the sound has really opened up and things are working great. The Miflex are much more refined with a more liquid mid range and a clearer top end. The REL Caps are less liquid with more emphesis on the top end giving the perception of detail... But the Miflex actually have more detail. I have played with a lot of film caps and the differences in sound tends to be very small. However, the copper caps just do something different.
Parts Connexion is ordering the 100v Duelund caps for the Elsinore project. They also talked to Frederick (Founder of Duelund) who heavily suggested the 100v over the 600v. This makes sense as the 100v is both smaller and cheaper...
Here are the sizes for the Duelund Caps:
600v Ø62xH62mm
100v Ø39mmxH62mm
And here is Joe's post talking about the size and fitment:
Joe had mentioned that liked the Duelund but that they were too large to fit on the boards. It looks like since we are going for the 100v, we should be able to have our cake and eat it too. I didn't think to ask if they are radial or axial but never-the-less, even if they are radial with a little creativity, we can still mount them to the PCB.
If you are interested in a pair of caps, contact Chris directly at: cjohnson@partsconnexion.com He said that he can advise the special “pre-order” price…. and lead time. It will be a special price, for Elsinore Project builders.