Got Caps?
Are your Caps bigger than mine?
24 ounce can, and still smaller than the CAP!!!!!!!!
24 ounce can, and still smaller than the CAP!!!!!!!!
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Maybe not physically but bigger storage with 27000uf at 63v.Those appear to be 15,000uf at 75v?
What amp?That chassis looks similar to an old Belles I salvaged a few years ago.Except for the two sets of inputs binding posts yours appears to be a mono bloc but the chassis could also be used for a stereo version. -
Big caps really mean nothing and it's been the practice of high end designers to use as many as a a dozen smaller caps instead of two large caps.
Since you are asking my amp has (12) 10,000uF @ 63v for total capacitance of 120,000uF. I'll take my 120,000uF of filter capacitance over two large cans that most likely provide less than 1/2 that. Big **** caps (as in size) are out as there are better ways today to provide filter capacitance.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
Roughly the same size and only 18uf.
"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche -
Roughly the same size and only 18uf.
Yep, love big caps like that for x-over and coupling :biggrin:
. Actually I think big caps (in size) are cool no matter where they are.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
haha.....a new comer posts big caps are his are meh....a old timer posts big caps and they are cool! lol--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
Because they're for different applications."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Because they're for different applications.
"big caps are cool no matter where they are"
Just seemed comical to me is all....--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
haha.....a new comer posts big caps are his are meh....a old timer posts big caps and they are cool! lol"big caps are cool no matter where they are"
Just seemed comical to me is all....
I believe I explained myself in the first post, also for FACE's post they are a different application, and I do think big **** caps "look" cool in gear, but they aren't the best for that application anymore.
I didn't contradict myself as far as big **** caps "looking" cool, just they are.......as you put it meh for filter applications in todays gear. Much better ways to implement them.
So does that explain it and make it less comical? :rolleyes:
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
Are your Caps bigger than mine?
24 ounce can, and still smaller than the CAP!!!!!!!!
Yes.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint. -
So does that explain it and make it less comical? :rolleyes:
H9
Wow...I humbly apologize to you H9! :rolleyes:--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
While physically big the capacitance is not huge at what appears to be 15,000 uf each and it looks like they have provisions on the power supply board to add two more in paralllel.Those big cans are typical for that era and they took up a lot of real estate.Whereas nowadays due to improved manufacturing methods a modern ' lytic' of the same value might be 1/3 to 1/2 the physical size allowing for more to be used should the designer wish.Big caps really mean nothing and it's been the practice of high end designers to use as many as a a dozen smaller caps instead of two large caps. -
The "mine is bigger than yours" concept sure seems to abound here at CP.Why?If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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The "mine is bigger than yours" concept sure seems to abound here at CP.Why?
In fairness I don't think the OP was intending to be in the crowd of "mine is bigger than yours". In my posts I was merely pointing out to the OP that currently many smaller caps in unison is the way many are being done today. Partly because it is a better way to go and partly because of advances in cap design and manufacturing (as FTVG pointed out)
If he was then he is a putz :biggrin:
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H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
No kidding. What's so wrong with posting the inside of your gear? I'd like to see under the hood of as much stuff as possible so I know what I'm getting for my money.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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I love nudie shots of all kinds"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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This Jantzen Z-Cap is decent size and makes for a nice low pass in my Klipsch's. :biggrin:
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Mark you would need to get an oil filter for your comparison.I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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Bigger than Beer Can? Really?
How abt Bigger Than a Paint Can? :biggrin:
I am not in the bigger mentality camp but....Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin: -
Im with H9 on this one...- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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My GF mentions that your caps are bigger than mine and looking at them in envy. This is so not right.Statistics show that 98% of us will die at some point in our lifetime.
The other 2% will work for WalMart. -
MillerLiteScott wrote: »Mark you would need to get an oil filter for your comparison.
Awww shucks Scott, where do I send the gratis? :biggrin:CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
