Source for "Very High Quality" .002 Caps for making High Pass Filter?

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jmimac351

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I am working up making high pass filters for 2 way speakers, for using with subs.  My Ayre VX-5 Twenty amp has an input impedance of 2M Ohm - Balanced.  Yes, 2 Meeeeelion.  I want balanced connections, which means 1M Ohm per leg.  If high pass crossing ~80hz, that means a cap of .002uF.  I am a novice with this stuff.  Any recommendations on a source for very high quality caps in that spec?  Places like VH Audio don't appear to carry stuff like that.

Thanks for any help / advice.
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That is also a 2000pF value.

Since this is for line input, you can also look at polystyrene metal foil caps for RF work.  Most start at 63VDC when I use them.  They also come in 1% and 2% tolerance for matching.

Here is an example and with that many a tightly matched pair is no problem.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/164867834629?hash=item2662e38305:g:bNIAAOSwWPtgn85b&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoMVbQglr0gVUQEIOiL3YTCqyFZk1VnJwgV0Hl59UYgVqeDuKYgZx%2FhDnPwSHOXfeg2eqxePjB79rYvg0E4K1QQiyorzFc3ObA4uY1gzHZnUHTQspOcQT%2B0MITnYPVwfHHaNiH7qlSyowaxXvhZVu155BCjPHa9VlhpIYDMR0Yvgs1TPZ62XOWTpQOukJ4RGUg5WqdivoI4AayCCJvSOMraQ%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-L97_ivYQ

LarryD56

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I don't know if these are high enough voltage for you, but there are 8- 2200pf Nissei copper/polystyrene 100V caps on the Bay for $30. Those should sound good, but I'm not sure the voltage is hefty enough for your application.

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Thank you. I'll check this out.  Anyone else who wants to chime in, please do.

LarryD56

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There's also the 2200pf 500V Charcroft silver mica caps at PartsConnexion. Those are very high quality and the tolerance is 1% with a higher voltage rating.

L.D.

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  Duelund for crossovers.

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  Duelund for crossovers.

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Does Duelund make caps in that low a value? 

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   I would find out.

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