Thanks nicoch46 for your reply,
may I ask please which are your favourite , that is, best sounding capacitors that you have tried? any comments most welcome. thanks, grant
may I ask please which are your favourite , that is, best sounding capacitors that you have tried? any comments most welcome. thanks, grant
Hi Grant, no, sorry to say that I havent yet had time to build the boxes fore my 3way shelf monitor speaker 
But I do fiddle a bit...just made some minor adjustment to my present(old) 3way, and made it even better
Hopefully I will soon start building some nice monster amps...need a bit cash, those big lytics are real expencive 😀
But I do fiddle a bit...just made some minor adjustment to my present(old) 3way, and made it even better
Hopefully I will soon start building some nice monster amps...need a bit cash, those big lytics are real expencive 😀
nococh,
I use Clarity caps as well but have not tried bypassing them.
Did you really find bypassing makes a audible difference?
Regards,
Bill
I use Clarity caps as well but have not tried bypassing them.
Did you really find bypassing makes a audible difference?
Regards,
Bill
To you Clarity Cap users......I am using the SA version of the Clarity Caps...........My original crossover has 64uF bypassed with a Mundorf Supreme 1uF in the midrange circuit, and it sounds very smooth, And I like them there, though I am in the process of removing a frequency response rise there, also....I like them in the mids............I also have the same SA Clarity Cap in the tweeter section, a 6.8uF, and it also is bypassed with a Mundorf Supreme, but am not quite satisfied there....Upon reading Tony Gees review of the Clarity Cap, I compared his review to my impressions in the tweeter, and absolutely agree with his assessment about the high end sounding a bit rolled off...........I wanted to hear a more distinct and forward sounding upper end, especially in the cymbals, specifically the high hats, which, to my ears, the Clarity cap did not suffice..........Maybe your impressions are different? I would like to hear your comments................It was then, that Grant turned me on to an article written by Lynn Olson, discussing his experience with the Ariel.............A very good read....Thank you Grant..........So I decided to take his advice, which you can read at www.nutshellhifi.com It is called Evolution of the Crossover...........In the event anyone is interested, it is a very insightful article and it echoes some of the same issues I am facing with Frankie...................Hopefully I have chosen the right path.....And so far, this thread, with the help of your generous replies, has provided me the direction I sought with the original question.............Thank you all, very much.............Tinitus and Grant............This will be a very exciting weekend, look to Grants' 3 Way Crossover Help Greatly Appreciated thread shortly.....Respectfully.........Omni
What about Clarity Cap orientation...
Hello!
I just saw this thread and was wondering: Can anyone tell me
what is the preferred orientation on Clarity Caps (i.e. which leads are the inner/outer foil)?? I have Clarity Cap SA and PX.
T.I.A.
Joe
Hello!
I just saw this thread and was wondering: Can anyone tell me
what is the preferred orientation on Clarity Caps (i.e. which leads are the inner/outer foil)?? I have Clarity Cap SA and PX.
T.I.A.
Joe
Response from Clarity Caps mfgr
I emailed the manufacturer of Clarity Caps asking if they could specify which end was the outer foil, and they responded:
"Thanks very much for the email. Unfortunatley there is no way to tell which end of the capacitor connects to the outer and inner turns unless you unwrap the tape and the first wind or two of the film. For customers who request us to mark the capacitors as such we identify them at the winding stage of production.
Some manufacturers mark the different ends as a matter of course whilst others such as ourselves, Mundorf, Solen etc don’t. We have carried out major research into audio capacitor performance and construction over the last two years and feel that the more significant factors to performance is related to controlling the manufacturing processes to reduce sonic output caused by mechanical resonances rather than factors such as orientation. Our products concentrate on these factors. I am attaching a brief document showing the research undertaken and a synopsis of the findings. A more technical paper was recently presented at AES in Amsterdam and was very well received.
For now we would suggest that you try the capacitors both ways and adopt your preference. We would be reluctant to advise which way to orientate the capacitors within the crossover even if we had marked the outer turn end. This is open to user subjectivity and we wouldn’t assume to kow your preferences better than you.
I’m sorry that aren’t able to offer you a definitive solution to your immeadiate problem but if you want to discuss further please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Best Regards..."
So I guess we we're back at 'square one'...
-Joe
I emailed the manufacturer of Clarity Caps asking if they could specify which end was the outer foil, and they responded:
"Thanks very much for the email. Unfortunatley there is no way to tell which end of the capacitor connects to the outer and inner turns unless you unwrap the tape and the first wind or two of the film. For customers who request us to mark the capacitors as such we identify them at the winding stage of production.
Some manufacturers mark the different ends as a matter of course whilst others such as ourselves, Mundorf, Solen etc don’t. We have carried out major research into audio capacitor performance and construction over the last two years and feel that the more significant factors to performance is related to controlling the manufacturing processes to reduce sonic output caused by mechanical resonances rather than factors such as orientation. Our products concentrate on these factors. I am attaching a brief document showing the research undertaken and a synopsis of the findings. A more technical paper was recently presented at AES in Amsterdam and was very well received.
For now we would suggest that you try the capacitors both ways and adopt your preference. We would be reluctant to advise which way to orientate the capacitors within the crossover even if we had marked the outer turn end. This is open to user subjectivity and we wouldn’t assume to kow your preferences better than you.
I’m sorry that aren’t able to offer you a definitive solution to your immeadiate problem but if you want to discuss further please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Best Regards..."
So I guess we we're back at 'square one'...
-Joe
Wow man, It appears that with the Clarity Caps, that it is anyones guess as to the inner and outer foil orientation of their capacitors.........I mounted mine consistently with the way you read the capacitor label........... from input... to... speaker as you read the label...............Omni
Re: Response from Clarity Caps mfgr
I think that this is a proof that, hearing a difference with inner coil connected one way or another, is just ones mind imagination.
They seem to hear better sound when red is connected to one way, but since this means nothing, it seems like label is influencing the sound 🙂)))))))))))))))))))
jtsaudio said:
I think that this is a proof that, hearing a difference with inner coil connected one way or another, is just ones mind imagination.
They seem to hear better sound when red is connected to one way, but since this means nothing, it seems like label is influencing the sound 🙂)))))))))))))))))))
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