[bluesky]

Hi Everyone

I was wondering if anyone has tried the new supposed teflon "wonder caps" that I have read about in numerous other circles such as Aksa and Dave Ellis.

I can't afford such things but I'd still be interested to hear of anyone's experience in using them in either the Clarinet or Cornet.  The cost of equipping a Cornet with these caps would be ridiculous but then again there may be some wealthy people out there who have done so!   

Cheers

Bluesky

[kyrill]

hi wondercaps do their wonderful work but you can try for yourself as Sonicap generation I is very affordable. it is rare that you should buy >1uF for a coupling cap

[PSP]

Just to second Kyrill's comment, with Sonicap Gen I (or, for more money but much less than Teflon, try  Mundorf Silver/Oil) you can get some idea of the potential for improvement.  IME, in some cases botique caps make a huge difference and in others the improvement is modest/very hard to hear.  If you hear a notable improvement with Sonicap Gen I it is probably worth going for even more clarity and smoothness someday with Sonicap Platinum or V-caps. 

In a few cases Sonicap Gen I has sounded a bit harsh and I have escalated to Mundorf Silver/Oil.  The Mundorfs have (in the few cases I've used them) not sounded harsh.

I'm using Sonicap Gen I on the input to my Aspen GK-1 preamp.  Many have posted that Sonicap Platinums work well there and someday I will try them; right now the sound is good enough (using the much lower cost Gen I caps) that I am not highly motivated to solder in the more expensive caps.

Good luck,
Peter

[Turk]

My Cornet built by Wayne at Bolder sounds quite nice with Jensen Copper Foil Paper in Oil with a small value Sonicap Platinum cap.  The VH Teflons are supposed to be very nice and big dough.  I have Mundorf silver/oil caps in my speaker XOs and they are just great.  Have not heard them in high voltage applications.

[WGH]

I have Sonicap Gen 1, Sonicap Platinum, and Mundorf Silver/Oil in my Cornet2. I never did a stock build so can't comment on the difference, but no complaints on the sound. I can only compare the Cornet2 to a Bottlehead Seduction with Auricaps, which isn't a comparison at all, the Seduction is completely outclassed. The Cornet2 also cost more than twice as much in parts than I spent on the Bottlehead.

The Bottlehead Seduction is a big step up from the phono inputs in the receivers I have owned, and the phono section in an Adcom preamp, but the Cornet2 is at a higher level of refinement.

You are welcome to stop by for a listen if you are in the Tucson area.