[sdiy] NPO caps in P08 and Andromeda

Dave Manley dlmanley at sonic.net
Wed Dec 10 20:33:25 CET 2008


I'm a little surprised someone hasn't modded an evolver and posted some 
comparisons.  If it made a significant audio difference, you'd think 
this would be a popular mod.

With regard to the S/H caps - I believe they are being refreshed at a 
high rate, so don't need big, high quality caps.

dragons wrote:
> Hi,
> well I worked on a Jen SX 1000  two or three years ago.
> and on the list of mods I found on the web, ( which the owner wanted ) 
> was to change the filter caps from ceramic to silver mica. ( or was it 
> polyester ? )
> I wasn't sure it would make much difference, but it made a great 
> difference. I would never recommend using ceramic caps in filters.
> regards Peter
> 
> 
> karl dalen wrote:
>> The P08 uses ceramic caps in the VCF and ceramic caps in the S/H.
>> The Andromeda does the same.
>>






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