What is a good source for large (.5uF) polystyrene caps like those used by
C-J and other high-end audio manufacturers?

Thx

Kofi

Michael Percy Audio and Partsconnexion both carry MultiCap RTX polystyrene
caps, they are the best sounding styrene caps I know of, and the only ones
in production currently. Some has begun making styrene in the form needed
for caps again, so others may begin making them soon too.

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Lou
"Kofi Anim-Appiah" wrote in message
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What is a good source for large (.5uF) polystyrene caps like those used by
C-J and other high-end audio manufacturers?

Thx

Kofi

Drop polystyrene... I've yet to hear a polystyrene that sounded better than
a good polypropylene. Fairly good PP caps are EVOX-RIFA PHE428 (the PHE430
were world's best imho but were taken out of production ages ago). Most
exotica caps are PP too. See www.rtie.com for a company that rolls'em for
some of the fancier brands.
The new fad is teflon. www.customelec.com is one supplier of these. Haven't
heard any of these yet though.

"Kofi Anim-Appiah" wrote in message
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What is a good source for large (.5uF) polystyrene caps like those used by
C-J and other high-end audio manufacturers?

Thx

Kofi

DUH! I just find they've made the PHE428 obsolete too, and replaced them
with something new (PHE450). Need to get a handful and put my ears to them.

"Kofi Anim-Appiah" wrote in message
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What is a good source for large (.5uF) polystyrene caps like those used by
C-J and other high-end audio manufacturers?

Thx

Kofi

BTW, thanks for those sources!

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Best Regards,

Lou
"Bruno Putzeys" wrote in message
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Drop polystyrene... I've yet to hear a polystyrene that sounded better
than
a good polypropylene. Fairly good PP caps are EVOX-RIFA PHE428 (the PHE430
were world's best imho but were taken out of production ages ago). Most
exotica caps are PP too. See www.rtie.com for a company that rolls'em for
some of the fancier brands.
The new fad is teflon. www.customelec.com is one supplier of these.
Haven't
heard any of these yet though.

"Kofi Anim-Appiah" wrote in message
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What is a good source for large (.5uF) polystyrene caps like those used
by
C-J and other high-end audio manufacturers?

Thx

Kofi

Lou wrote:

BTW, thanks for those sources!

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Best Regards,

Lou
"Bruno Putzeys" wrote in message
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Drop polystyrene... I've yet to hear a polystyrene that sounded better

than

a good polypropylene. Fairly good PP caps are EVOX-RIFA PHE428 (the PHE430
were world's best imho but were taken out of production ages ago). Most
exotica caps are PP too. See www.rtie.com for a company that rolls'em for
some of the fancier brands.
The new fad is teflon. www.customelec.com is one supplier of these.


Different Q: who currently makes the smallest, highest capacity capacitors?
IIRC there are a couple of new types that are several times more efficient
thatn the old ones we grew up with.

As for me, I am not as worried about size as I am about sound...

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Lou
"Joseph Oberlander" wrote in message
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Lou wrote:

BTW, thanks for those sources!

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Best Regards,

Lou
"Bruno Putzeys" wrote in message
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Drop polystyrene... I've yet to hear a polystyrene that sounded better

than

a good polypropylene. Fairly good PP caps are EVOX-RIFA PHE428 (the
PHE430
were world's best imho but were taken out of production ages ago). Most
exotica caps are PP too. See www.rtie.com for a company that rolls'em
for
some of the fancier brands.
The new fad is teflon. www.customelec.com is one supplier of these.


Different Q: who currently makes the smallest, highest capacity
capacitors?
IIRC there are a couple of new types that are several times more
efficient
thatn the old ones we grew up with.

If you want the beefiest film caps, they are "unlytics" from
http://www.eci-capacitors.com/ . I don't know what they sound like but they
must be the dream for tube amp builders. The most space-efficient elcaps are
most certainly the Ultracaps from Epcos. These are for short term energy
storage in electric cars etc.


"Joseph Oberlander" wrote in message
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Lou wrote:

BTW, thanks for those sources!

--
Best Regards,

Lou
"Bruno Putzeys" wrote in message
...

Drop polystyrene... I've yet to hear a polystyrene that sounded better

than

a good polypropylene. Fairly good PP caps are EVOX-RIFA PHE428 (the
PHE430
were world's best imho but were taken out of production ages ago). Most
exotica caps are PP too. See www.rtie.com for a company that rolls'em
for
some of the fancier brands.
The new fad is teflon. www.customelec.com is one supplier of these.


Different Q: who currently makes the smallest, highest capacity
capacitors?
IIRC there are a couple of new types that are several times more
efficient
thatn the old ones we grew up with.