Yeah, those are generic knockoff caps

Posted by mulveling (A) on March 28, 2014 at 10:09:13

In Reply to: RE: That is correct, no leads, but not a problem.......... posted by akolegov on March 28, 2014 at 09:01:39:

Wow, that is devious! From a 1st glance at your pic I too was fooled into thinking you'd already upgraded to Mundorf caps (and fine caps, they are). On closer inspection these are clearly knockoffs purposely made to look superficially similar to Mundorf Supreme caps. Genuine Mundorf caps use a completely different logo font (e.g. large, very angular "M" with no curves, the dash is a "serif" from the M rather than a separate dot, and "cap" is in cursive but looks much cleaner, unlike the fat-sharpie'd look seen here), much crisper label quality, and a "Made in Germany" very clearly below the logo.

I have limited experience with Chinese tube amps, but my impression was definitely "that's too bright; something's up", and so I moved on. There is a certain threshold beyond which it's not worth attempting tweaks via tubes and/or caps. On a budget, I suggest the vintage (restored) route for a beautiful classic tube sound (e.g. Heathkit W5, various Eico models), or to Rogue Audio for a modern, clean and detailed (but not bright) tube sound. Chinese amps (excepting those backed by solid western distribution, e.g. Prima Luna) seem to be cause trouble for their owners at a much higher rate than usual.

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Topic - Possible upgrade of a tube amp - akolegov 04:36:30 03/28/14 (17)

RE: Possible upgrade of a tube amp - Disbeliever 01:47:35 04/6/14 (0)

RE: Possible upgrade of a tube amp - Frihed89 00:20:58 04/6/14 (0)

RE: Possible upgrade of a tube amp - SETdude 05:06:28 03/30/14 (0)

RE: Possible upgrade of a tube amp - djk 21:05:36 03/28/14 (2)

RE: Possible upgrade of a tube amp - SETdude 05:16:19 03/30/14 (1)

RE: Possible upgrade of a tube amp - djk 16:05:13 03/31/14 (0)

RE: Possible upgrade of a tube amp - fredtr 17:10:46 03/28/14 (0)

This is a very easy and reversable project that should yeild good results........ - viridian 08:31:02 03/28/14 (9)

RE: This is a very easy and reversable project that should yeild good results........ - SETdude 05:13:09 03/30/14 (0)

RE: This is a very easy and reversable project that should yeild good results........ - akolegov 08:36:56 03/28/14 (7)

That is correct, no leads, but not a problem.......... - viridian 08:58:50 03/28/14 (6)

RE: That is correct, no leads, but not a problem.......... - akolegov 09:01:39 03/28/14 (5)

Yeah, those are generic knockoff caps - mulveling 03/28/1410:09:13 03/28/14 (3)

RE: Yeah, those are generic knockoff caps - akolegov 21:45:42 03/28/14 (2)

RE: Yeah, those are generic knockoff caps - ianm0 04:19:16 03/29/14 (1)

RE: Yeah, those are generic knockoff caps - SETdude 05:43:06 03/30/14 (0)

If you are only looking in the local market, why bother pointing out...... - viridian 09:41:05 03/28/14 (0)

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Yeah, those are generic knockoff caps - mulveling 03/28/1410:09:13 03/28/14 (3)

RE: Yeah, those are generic knockoff caps - akolegov 21:45:42 03/28/14 (2)

RE: Yeah, those are generic knockoff caps - ianm0 04:19:16 03/29/14 (1)

RE: Yeah, those are generic knockoff caps - SETdude 05:43:06 03/30/14 (0)

Yeah, those are generic knockoff caps

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