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Re: visconol caps

Hello John
In my experience, large oil caps sound very slow. A 50uF GE turned my Berman preamp into molasses.
In a way, you have answered your own question:
"I have had other amps (Audiomaster&BAF) With TCC 8mf's and they sounded great."
I find that 10 Uf is the maximum value that sounds coherent and transparent (with oil caps).
You may want to paralell 5 GE oval can 10 uF, there are several advantages:
-they sound great; very natural midrange tones;
-lower ESR (one fifth);
-faster response than a large cap;
-smaller footprint;
-no "stairstep" frequency response from small bypass caps, e.g. a large 50 uF + a .47 uF bypas cap. IME, this is a no-no. The treble sounds detached from the rest of the music spectrum.
Good luck
Carlos
from Rio, Brazil




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