Recapping Question

mlhm5
mlhm5 Posts: 217
edited October 2011 in Vintage Speakers
I am going to recap a 7c and wondered if there is a good mid priced capacitor or if I could afford one expensive one per speaker, which brand and which capacitor would best be served by an upgrade over a mid priced capacitor.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited October 2011
    Do you read the forum at all? :eek:

    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!
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  • mlhm5
    mlhm5 Posts: 217
    edited October 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Do you read the forum at all? :eek:

    H9

    Not the response I was seeking. I know Solen and Mills, however are there cheaper caps that are sonically equal? Say, Dayton metal 1%?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2011
    Claritycap.
    "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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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited October 2011
    The ERSE Pulse X are a good budget alternative to the Dayton's and Solen's.http://meniscusaudio.com/capacitors-pulsex-polypropylene-c-101_104.html
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited October 2011
    mlhm5 wrote: »
    Not the response I was seeking. I know Solen and Mills, however are there cheaper caps that are sonically equal? Say, Dayton metal 1%?

    You don't want to go too much cheaper than Solen, but I wouldn't use Solen in the high pass circuit (tweeter) just in the low pass shunt circuit.

    If it were me, or rather what I did, is I used Clarity PX caps for the tweeter and Solen caps for the woofer (shunt) and Mills resistors in my 5B's. I had Solens in the high pass and they were a little too forward and "shouty". Clarity PX are really nice inexpensive caps. I like them better than Dayton.

    Again, I've stated this alot and even have an entire thread on it. That's why I get a little frustrated when people ask the same general question over and over. It seems like they don't want to take the effort to research what they are doing.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?51420-Monitor-5b-s-x-over-upgrade-w-pics&highlight=upgrade


    The Erse is also a good suggestion for the low pass as is AXON or even Dayton for the low pass.
    "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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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited October 2011
    Plus, I have no idea about your budget or what you mean by "mid-priced". I assume you mean something inbetween Sonicaps and cheap electrolytics, but I don't know because you didn't really specify.

    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!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,566
    edited October 2011
    Come on Brock, didn't you get the memo about how we are suppose to read minds now!?!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited October 2011
    I used Sonicaps in my 7s. They're a little costly but they sound fine. I don't know how well you hear "differences" in sound and Dayton caps have a good reputation every place but here. Clarity caps are reasonable in cost. IIRC the Sonicaps and Mills resistors cost me just under $90 for both speakers. I think I'd go with Clarity caps.

    The search function here is not very good in my opinion but you just need to keep trying. There are more discussions here about capacitors than you could read in a week but you will find that most of them deteriorate into BS so you have to sift through all that to find what you're looking for. Searching may spare you the wrath that befalls all non searchers!:razz:
    TO ERR IS HUMAN. TO FORGIVE IS CANINE.
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  • mlhm5
    mlhm5 Posts: 217
    edited October 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    You don't want to go too much cheaper than Solen, but I wouldn't use Solen in the high pass circuit (tweeter) just in the low pass shunt circuit.

    If it were me, or rather what I did, is I used Clarity PX caps for the tweeter and Solen caps for the woofer (shunt) and Mills resistors in my 5B's. I had Solens in the high pass and they were a little too forward and "shouty". Clarity PX are really nice inexpensive caps. I like them better than Dayton.

    Again, I've stated this alot and even have an entire thread on it. That's why I get a little frustrated when people ask the same general question over and over. It seems like they don't want to take the effort to research what they are doing.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?51420-Monitor-5b-s-x-over-upgrade-w-pics&highlight=upgrade


    The Erse is also a good suggestion for the low pass as is AXON or even Dayton for the low pass.

    I must have missed that thread, however I have saved it. Thanks for your help. I will follow your recommendations.
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited October 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Do you read the forum at all? :eek:

    H9

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