Bob,
Have used both Jupiter and Jensen in a number of my own amps and amps I have upgraded for friends.
would agree with jmolsberg, the Jupiter copper caps are really good souning caps; very organic sounding.
The Jensens are very similar, maybe a tad less organic, but the aluminum case is a plus.
but before you buy either, would suggest you take a look at the cap that caused your tube to fail. if the amp runs hot and there is not enough ventilation, the Jupiter and Jensen caps do not do well in a hot environment.
in one of the amps I upgraded with copper foil and wax caps, an output tube also redplated. The owner brought it back. Popped the bottom cover off and found the wax had melted and dripped out of the cap, and ran through the ventilation slots on the bottom cover. Must have made a mess on the surface the amp was sitting on.
Likely failure is the the cap eventually passed DC, or became electrically leaky.
In that hot running amp, put in the Jupiter Vintage Tone caps. Not as nice sounding as the coppers, but much more robust for hot amp applications.
Have used both Jupiter and Jensen in a number of my own amps and amps I have upgraded for friends.
would agree with jmolsberg, the Jupiter copper caps are really good souning caps; very organic sounding.
The Jensens are very similar, maybe a tad less organic, but the aluminum case is a plus.
but before you buy either, would suggest you take a look at the cap that caused your tube to fail. if the amp runs hot and there is not enough ventilation, the Jupiter and Jensen caps do not do well in a hot environment.
in one of the amps I upgraded with copper foil and wax caps, an output tube also redplated. The owner brought it back. Popped the bottom cover off and found the wax had melted and dripped out of the cap, and ran through the ventilation slots on the bottom cover. Must have made a mess on the surface the amp was sitting on.
Likely failure is the the cap eventually passed DC, or became electrically leaky.
In that hot running amp, put in the Jupiter Vintage Tone caps. Not as nice sounding as the coppers, but much more robust for hot amp applications.