Here's a good laugh - some snake oil for ya

nadams
nadams Posts: 5,877
edited May 2011 in The Clubhouse
http://www.dhtrob.com/keesolaf/condensator_en.shtml
http://www.dhtrob.com/keesolaf/elco_en.shtml
http://www.dhtrob.com/projecten/elna1_en.shtml

Hopefully this hasn't been posted before... first I've seen it.

Sooo...

1. Removing the plastic sleeve from an aluminum cap will make it sound better.

and

2. Cutting apart an electrolytic cap to put a wood casing on it will in no way be detrimental to the cap? And even better - will make a positive difference?

Heh...
Ludicrous gibs!
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited May 2011
    Is it just me or did it look like he was cooking crack in that one photo???

    He must have been to come up with that idea.
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  • newbie308
    newbie308 Posts: 767
    edited May 2011
    Uh! I'll stick with Dayton and Sonicap. Thanks!
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  • CoolJazz
    CoolJazz Posts: 570
    edited May 2011
    Actually, capacitors are certainly effected by resonances. Ever listened to one with a stethoscope? In RF generation stages, caps can be so microphonic that you can talk into them and listen to them in a service monitor. I've done it many times. I've had analog satellite uplink modulators that blower noise (from adjoining racks) could be heard through. Treated and deadened everyway that I could and noise floor dropped significantly.

    In audio, footers are commonly used to help with reduction of vibrational minute distortions. Ever wonder what is being actually effected? Sound deadening pads installed inside the case work. What's really being deadened?

    I know a very serious about audio builder that's sold amps he's designed and built that he was able to sell with prices well into 5 figures. He encapsulates certain key caps in wood blocks and really believes in the deadening properties!

    Snake oil to some I suppose....

    CJ
    A so called science type proudly says... "I do realize that I would fool myself all the time, about listening conclusions and many other observations, if I did listen before buying. That’s why I don’t, I bought all of my current gear based on technical parameters alone, such as specs and measurements."

    More amazing Internet Science Pink Panther wisdom..."My DAC has since been upgraded from Mark Levinson to Topping."
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited May 2011
    Wouldn't removing the plastic covering actually increase resonance by removing deadening properties? He claims they sound better...

    The fact that he's exposing the internals of the cap to the open air is detrimental to the cap itself. Wood is also a porous material, so you better hope that you got that thing laquered up good, or your cap is going to dry out in no time. And, now that they're encased in wood, there will be little to no heat dissipation for the cap, further exasperating the lifespan that you shortened by opening it up in the first place.

    Just saying ;)
    Ludicrous gibs!
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