capacitor sources needed

[Eric at Svetlana Electron Devices]

> Labs lists polystyrene caps made by a Reliable Capacitor Company.  No
> listing for teflon.

Rel-Cap is a well-known maker of specialized caps for hi-end amps
and speaker crossovers. They do custom Teflons if you like--prepare
to pay big.....


> In good faith I could not include a reference to Angela Instruments.  They
> are the worst non-software company I have ever dealt with in my entire life.

Heh heh....where have I heard this before?.....

> These guys want $12 just for their catalog.  Whenever I read something like
> "The Hovland MusiCaps are a premium film and foil capacitor that deliver
> exceptional dynamics, speed, focus, correct timbre and depth of field," an
> alarm in my head goes off warning me that some guy in a designer sweater is
> trying to blow smoke up my ass.
> Parts on the audiophile market are generally over-priced.  Since companies
> like Welbourne do not manufacture their own caps, it seems advantageous to
> find a less expensive middle-man.

The Hovlands are very nice polypropylene/foil jobs, excellent performers
electrically AND soundwise. Sorry about the
price.....they know they can get it from audio neurotics, what can I
say....

There IS another company, Arizona Capacitor (I don't think they have a
website)--
They are in Tucson and make more reasonably-priced PP and paper-oil
caps.
Try information for the #--it's not immediately handy to me.

Nothing else comes to mind immediately.....except hit your local
surplus dealer and pray......:)