[DARTH AUDIO]

I've heard some good things about the Mundorf Silver/Oil caps. Has anyone used these caps in their preamp? Is this cap okay to use in the preamp? How long is their break-in time?

Thanks,

Gary

[Jon L]

I just put in Mundorf silver/oil caps in coupling position in my amp 2 days ago.  They are on play/off/play burn-in cycle, but after a couple of days, they are already sounding pretty darn nice.  I would say the worst of the burn-in goes away after couple of days.

The caps they "replaced" (not saying better or worse) were Mundorf silver/gold, which "replaced" V Cap Teflons, etc, etc. 

More complete report to follow after full burn-in and testing. 

[Bill Baker]

I have used all of the caps mentioned above and will tell you that the Mundorf Silver/Oil start to sound okay in a few days but it takes about 200-300 hours for them to reach their full potential vs. 400+ hours on anything teflon.
 I am currently burning in some Silver/Oil caps in one of my Audio Note Custom DACs and after 100 or so hours, they are just starting to open up.

[TomS]

On the Mundorf site I see at least 3 premium types - M-Cap Supreme, Supreme Silver/Oil, and Supreme Silver/Gold (non-oil?).  PartsConnexion shows yet another level Supreme Silver/Gold in Oil above that ($100+ each in 1uf). 

Are there indeed two versions of Silver/Gold, and if so, where is best application of each one, such as Aikido line level coupling (mine is 1uf Auricap now)?

Tom

[Bill Baker]

Hi Tom,
 The SIlver/Gold/Oil was just released. I do not have any experience with them yet but this is the reason I sold my Bella 100 Custom Mondorf amplifiers. I wanted to get a feel for the Silver/Oil. My nextstep will be to try out the Silver/Gold/Oil in one of my Audio Note Custom preamps.

 I really like the SIlver/Oil as well as the Silver/Gold. I am thinking the S/G/O will give me all the detail and transparency of the S/G but with a little of the S/O warmth.

Silver/Oil - very detailed and refined with some added warmth.
Silver/Gold - Very honest and articulate yet smooth
Silver/Gold/Oil -  we'll see

[WGH]

I use couple of 1 uF Mundorf Silver/Oil caps for the output caps in a Cornet2 tube phono pre-amp. Never had any other cap in that position so all I know is that they sound very, very good at that location.

As for break-in, instead of spinning 225 albums to get 300 hours on a phono pre-amp, I put together a Hagtech FryKleaner along with the iRIAA Filter. Jim's Frybaby is even nicer. Assembled price is $249, but if you don't mind stuffing parts in a board the bare circuit board is $39. Parts for the FryKleaner cost me $60.

The IsoTek System Enhancer might speed up break-in, though I have never used the CD.

[DARTH AUDIO]

Bill, when you say the Silver/Oil caps are "very detailed" does this mean they are bright sounding? I want a detailed cap that is smooth on the top end. Don't want listener fatigue. I'm going to put these in my deHavilland UltraVerve.

[Bill Baker]

Bill, when you say the Silver/Oil caps are "very detailed" does this mean they are bright sounding? I want a detailed cap that is smooth on the top end. Don't want listener fatigue. I'm going to put these in my deHavilland UltraVerve.

My findings..... Not bright at all. I would think of them as having the traits you would expect from a silvercap but with the smoothness you would get from the oil.

 They will be a bit clinical or dry sounding in the beginning. At least they were in my amps for about the first 60 hours or so but they smoothed out nicely.

[markC]

Has anyone tried these with Sonicap Platinum as bypass? Could be just the ticket.

[RAW]

Use them all the time as by pass caps.
Sonicap Platinums well worth it.

[Les Lammers]

I've heard some good things about the Mundorf Silver/Oil caps. Has anyone used these caps in their preamp? Is this cap okay to use in the preamp? How long is their break-in time?

Thanks,

Gary

I have never used them. Caps are like spice and what works for you depends on the rest of your system and personal preference. *I* used AN copper PIO's in my Ultraverve and was happy with the sound. The stock pre has an Auricap with a Russian K40 PIO bypass. There is also a resistor that you can change to a Mills that will improve the smoothness of the midrange. Check this post out. http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=amp&n=99753&highlight=tjmunro&r=&session=

Les