[sdiy] Re: cap id question

[DCMagnuson at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/25/01 6:28:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, cfmd at swipnet.se 
writes:

> If we talk tantalium caps, then the reason is pretty simple - they are
>  non-linear like hell. I rulled them out of the audio-path many, many
>  years ago, but now when you bring it up, maybe they are god for some
>  specific purposes... so yes, they colour the sound.
>  

Certain eras of Neve recording consoles were loaded with tantalum caps.  If 
you remove them and replace them with something else, they lose that "Neve 
Sound".  So they can definitely have a serious impact on the tone of a 
circuit... 

Dave Magnuson