[sdiy] Re: cap id question

[Magnus Danielson]

From: DCMagnuson at aol.com
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Re: cap id question
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 08:03:10 EST

> 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... 

Oh, that was an interesting observation... thanks for contributing
that!

Tantaliums can certainly colour the sound, the question is if you like
it or not.<

Cheers,
Magnus