
Older amp, upgrading capacitors - Audioholics Home Theater …
Jul 20, 2019 · The audio brands needed a local China source for electrolytic capacitors but unfortunately the China suppliers had not yet mastered the design/production process for …
Crossover capacitors - Audioholics Home Theater Forums
Jun 4, 2009 · How exactly do crossover capacitors wear out during use? Is there a simple test to find out whether a cap. is still good or needs replacement? Also, do resistirs and inductors in …
Cap 'break in' | Audioholics Home Theater Forums
May 2, 2017 · Coupling capacitors for the most do not have such a difference a.c.wise - they are supposed to be a.c. shorts for most of the audio range. They are simply d.c. blockers, i.e. …
Audio terms BS and not BS | Page 8 | Audioholics Home Theater …
Mar 14, 2019 · I was talking about capacitors that form part of a charge pump in a power supply circuit. These operate like a reservoir, feeding power to a circuit when the transformer cannot …
Linear Power Supply with audio-grade Caps is any better than …
Jan 30, 2022 · I had a big online fight with this guy making so-called “hi-end” linear power supply. I said the capacitors he’s using in his LPS should not provide better DC output than the same …
replacing capacitors in speaker crossover - Audioholics Home …
Apr 16, 2020 · A lot of commercial speaker manufacturers, and that includes some expensive consoles, use electrolytic capacitors in their passive crossovers. IMO, a passive crossover …
Crossover capacitor replacement. What to identify?
Oct 20, 2024 · Say I wanted to have some fun and replace the capacitors on my tower speakers crossover. What are the metric/data indicators to know about them in order to select the right …
Is it worth upgrading crossovers - Audioholics Home Theater Forums
Dec 14, 2022 · I mean if you just replace cheap capacitors and resistors for higher quality ones. Suggest stop using crossover circuits and switch to non-crossover circuits. Capacitors and …
Re-capping older amplifiers | Audioholics Home Theater Forums
Sep 19, 2012 · Capacitors, especially the soda can sized things in older Levinson amps (and Thresholds, Krell, etc), do indeed age and eventually need replacement. Both environmental …
McIntosh C28 - Finding Capacitors close to original specs!
Apr 12, 2022 · Hey guys, I am planning to change the capacitors on the power supply side of my C28 preamp that has a buzzing sound coming from it when powered on. I ordered a kit from …