[sdiy] NPO caps in P08 and Andromeda increases sales?

[mark verbos]

How quickly we forget the discussion about the Pro-One using ceramics  
in the filter. That sounds so good people want to clone it. ;)

Mark






On Dec 9, 2008, at 7:58 PM, karl dalen wrote:

> The P08 uses ceramic caps in the VCF and ceramic caps in the S/H.
> The Andromeda does the same.
>
> This design technique are somewhat breaking  the rules as to what
> some of the long timers here use to say about wich type of caps
> to use in a VCF, usually polypropylen or MKT.
>
> I have played the Andromeda acouple of times but not the P08 and
> personaly i didnt like the sound at all, there was something  
> strange to it.
>
> So, would the P08 and Andromeda sound different if one would change  
> the
> VCF caps and do you think it's (sound wise )a proper design  
> modification?
> (yes we all know why they used ceramics, so skip the manufacturing  
> issues).
>
> What would be interesting to know are how much better the specs are
> nowdays on NPO etc caps compared to lets say some 5-6 years ago?
>
> If your old enough you know of microphonics of ceramic caps so  
> let's do
> a wild speculation, by playing the Andromeda on its keyboard would  
> those
> tapping vibration transplant it's way into the ceramic caps and cause
> intermodulation distortion? :-)
>
>