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Old August 31st 08, 09:55 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
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Default Do all capacitors sound the same.



Andy Evans wrote:

As for plastic film dielectrics, I doubt STRONGLY there's even any
remote hope of an audible difference.


I actually did some sighted tests with a range of ICW caps and I
believe I could hear a difference. Same value,


Did you measure that the values matched to within 0.1% ?


just different voltage
ratings so different bulk. The bulkier ones appeared better damped and
the sound was slightly cleaner. Makes sense.


These were circular ones were they ?

Graham