New capacitor line from Jupiter

[Colossal]

For those that may interested, Jupiter Condenser is now offering a line of electrolytics. They resemble Sprague TVA/Atom series, at least in appearance.

https://jupitercondenser.com/products/c ... xial-leads

[ViperDoc]

I picked some of those up for a DR build coming down the pipe. I will return and report.

[pdf64]

I wonder if they resemble Sprague TVA Atoms inside?

[Colossal]

I wonder if they resemble Sprague TVA Atoms inside?

Giant can, little Tootsie roll? Let's hope not.

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[thetragichero]

recently i've been buying the "mod caps" electrolytics from antique electronic supply/ce dist and i dig em, mainly because they look cool (and that's all that really matters for gut shots, right? ) and aren't that much more expensive than the generic axial caps they carry. they had some cheaper 16uf/475v caps that i have had nothing but problems with

[drew]

“life-like vibrance, true presence, dreamy aural decay, and detail to take your breath away.”

I guess that justifies the farcical pricing.

[Lauri]

Datasheet of those capacitors has no mention of load life. Does it mean snake oil lasts forever?

[sll]

Kendrick Amps sells their custom produced electrolytics, as well as their self branded film caps, for very competitive prices. I've been very happy with their sound and reliability.

[Leo_Gnardo]

“life-like vibrance, true presence, dreamy aural decay, and detail to take your breath away.”

I guess that justifies the farcical pricing.

Confirmation bias, anybody? I s'pose if you pay nosebleed prices for components, or entire amps, guitars, effects etc, that means that they must sound fantastic.

Y'know, those Trainwreck amps were sorta run-of-the-mill when they were new. Then after they'd been flipped a few times and the prices passed $20,000, they attained legendary tone. That's the way it works, innit?