dc10audio use Duelund CAST capacitor ?


Why are this any better than Mundorf sliver / gold ?? and why so expensive to buy?
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Showing 5 responses by charles1dad

The silver foil CAST capacitors are uber priced.The copper foil version,merely expensive.The copper CAST are well worth their cost given the very high return in sound quality IMO.One of the best audio puchases Ive made.
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I love my silver IC and speaker cables, excellent tone and resolution. The
copper CAST is an extention of this quality. They are utterly natural and
realistic just as bill said.They took my speaker and DAC from very good to
simply a superb level of sound quality with their installation.You can't go
wrong with this wonderful capacitor. I see no problem using the copper
version with silver wired component s what so ever.Seems a good
combination to me.The silver CAST may be better but I''ll say the copper
CAST will likely out perform any other capacitor.
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Irish65,
Your comparison makes sense, silver products are wonderful with proper implementation.The cost is too high for many of us but the copper CAST are within reach for more people. Just don't hear the silver version and you''ll be very happy with copper CAST.
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Hi Irish65,
Actually the combination makes sense to me.It seems the speaker designer wants to voice his cabinet(similar to say Ocellia or Tonian Lab approach).The choice of various wood(spruce or cedar) and its generous use indicates this is what they want to be heard. You`d want no competing(interference) resonant signature from your capacitor to mess things up with this carfully planned cabinet construction. If that`s the case then the CAST would be ideal as it would have minimal interfering resonance and be near inert in character(remain natural).The chosen tonewood is then allowed to be 'heard' as intended.My guess anyway.I have the copper CAST capacitors in my speaker crossover and also in my Yamamoto DAC. The undeniable sonic character that improved was even a more natural-organic presentation.The sound simply became more life-like real and emotionally involving.The tonal reproduction of human voice and acoustic instruments is breathtaking.Prior to the CAST installation it was merely "very good".I imagine this designer did extensive listening to many different capacitors and realized the CAST was better than the rest.He probably did the same for wire selection(silver would be my top option also).I`d guess this speaker sounds really good.
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Irish65,
I can understand why you thought that.I thought the natural and inert quality of the Duelund was the attraction for it's use.Quad man's reply just confirmed that line of thinking.The Duelund effect in my system has been stunning.
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