I will actually be rolling three different pairs of Mundorf caps and comparing their performance in a DAC with the stock caps. They arrive next week. It should prove very interesting!
Capacitor rolling.
My son is getting to the Audio World. Bought a Vincent Hybrid Pre-Amp and Vincent Hybrid Amp.
Both us MKP Film caps on each signal line-out paths. He wants a little more warm from the/voice- strings
Audio Note offers some of their Caps for those Cap rollers. In Silver/Gold./ Cooper &Alum foil.
Very pricey compared to MKP caps. 7 times+
By the way MKP is widely used by many high-end electronic audio gear Mfg because of their very-very neutral sound & fast transits. Has anyone in this forum have any feed back on CAP rolling? And Audio Note Caps??
Trust Me signal path Cap rolling can produce more changes than Tube rolling does in some cases..
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I rolled in my first set of new capacitors, the Mundorf MCap Supreme SilverGold ( http://www.mundorf.com/en/?category=hifi&menu=caps_audio&content=mcap_supreme_silvergold ) and have been enjoying the added detail and nuance they bring to my Lampizator Lite 7 DAC. It's definitely a step up from the previous Jupiter AM caps. I will likely continue using this in my system for some months until my designer friend returns from Poland (he soldered in this pair) and likely try out the MCap Supreme EVO SilverGold ( see http://www.mundorf.com/en/?category=hifi&menu=caps_audio&content=mcap_supreme_evo_silvergold ). That will prove interesting! |
Guess I lied. I actually ended up swapping out the Mundorf MCap Supreme SilverGold capacitors for the MCap Supreme EVO SilverGold caps yesterday after arriving home from work. I unplugged and opened up the DAC, ran errands for about an hour or so, then set about carefully removing the former for the latter with careful soldering. As with the Supreme SilverGold, the Supreme EVO SilverGold sounded a touch harsh as it began the breaking-in process. However, after several hours, they began opening up. I look forward to observing how they sound in the coming months! |
My review of the experience swapping in Mundorf caps is now up. You can read it at this link: http://prairieaudiomancave.com/reviews--reports/mundorf-madness-a-look-at-the-impact-of-a-capacitor-upgrade-on-a-dac Cheers, Juan C. Ayllon |