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In Reply to: Crossover caps posted by audio39 on January 26, 2016 at 14:37:03:
There is a lot of testimonial evidence available to support the practice of paralleling caps of differing quality to exploit the higher quality cap. Commonly but incorrectly called bypassing, it is strongly supported by subjective audiophiles but just as strongly repudiated by objectivists. According to those who rely on instrumentation to measure accuracy and sound quality, any competently manufactured film cap will sound just as good or better than any of the many exotic, expensive boutique capacitors. Those who evaluate equipment primarily by ear testify that mid-level quality caps paralleled by smaller value (typically 5% to 10% of the total value required), higher quality caps will sound appreciably better.Personally, I have experienced the improvement afforded by small value, excellent quality expensive caps such as Mundorf silver/oil caps paralleled with low cost, decent quality caps such as Sonicap Gen I in a tweeter circuit. Similar results might be obtained in a midrange circuit, but not to the same degree. I am not able to detect it, but there are those who claim they can. Decent quality might be enough there. I can't remember if the original caps in the midrange are electrolytic. They probably are, and almost ANY film cap will measure and sound better than that. Sonicaps have excellent midrange and are not terribly expensive.
I believe that there is more to be gained by combining different brands of caps than by using a cheap cap and an expensive cap of the same brand. Cap sellers will tell you not to mix brands, but their mission is to sell you caps. Think about it.
The NS1000M is a decent speaker (I owned them 40 years ago when they were first released but sold them after buying B&W's). Better caps will certainly improve them, but it cannot make them any better than the individual drivers. Don't go nuts with caps, and don't expect miracles.
There are testimonials available from people who have modified their NS1000M's with new caps and other crossover mods. Search for them. I would trust the impressions of a dedicated hobbyist before those of a seller with commercial interest.
Peace,
Tom E
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