Capacitor distortion

[PlasticDoc]

In audio? Probably a lot of hot air and bullshit (other than my own debunking of "capacitor sound" for coupling caps). Capacitor choice is a matter of engineering for the application, which "audiophiles" have no real interest in learning about.

Case for Uh huh?

 

[egellings]

Case for Uh huh?

The non-engineering audiophile may not be able to understand an engineering analysis of different capacitor types and their applications, so the person just decides to believe in something that sounds plausible, often made so by tossing sciency sounding words around in ads for magic cowpasitures.

 

[PlasticDoc]

demystify (verb): to make something easier to understand

 

[Cbdb2]

In audio? Probably a lot of hot air and bullshit (other than my own debunking of "capacitor sound" for coupling caps). Capacitor choice is a matter of engineering for the application, which "audiophiles" have no real interest in learning about.

Capacitors as an obsession is a weird cultural thing in fashion audio. I can blame Dick Marsh for much of it, but he was in it for the money and managed to do quite well pumping the superstition machine.

And then came "audio capacitors" and the belief that audio electronics was different than other electronics. So out came boutique companies with limited resources, knowledge, and manufacturing capabilities and experience compared to the major manufacturers that have been designing and making millions of capacitors for over 60? years. There only Forte was marketing.

 

[MCH]

And then came "audio capacitors" and the belief that audio electronics was different than other electronics. So out came boutique companies with limited resources, knowledge, and manufacturing capabilities and experience compared to the major manufacturers that have been designing and making millions of capacitors for over 60? years. There only Forte was marketing.

To be fair, established producers also contributed

 

[Cbdb2]

Yes, unfortunately they have been caught up in the BS. There in business to make money, and thats what they pay the marketing department for. Do they say what properties make them special, what function there for, bypass, coupling, power supply? All I see is "audio equipment"
And the data sheet (most searches bring up audiophool sites) I pulled up says this:
"Ideally suited for first class audio equipment where qualitative and quantitative
comfortableness is required"
WTF?

 

[Sokel]

Some others have gone a VERY long way with caps,or better say ultracaps.

Folks,2 x 310 F (yes,Farads,it's not a mistake ) :

 

[Cbdb2]

3 volts max each and only store .375wh of energy each. So using 3.75 watts the the 2 of them last 12 minutes, if you can use them down to .1 volts.