[sdiy] "VINTAGE AUDIO" capacitors

[Oren Leavitt]

On 8/12/2011 11:29 PM, Dan Snazelle wrote:
> I always enjoy these snake-oil threads
>

You had snakes???!!!
Back then we had to extract oil from raging pterodactyls :-)

- Oren


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>
> On Aug 13, 2011, at 12:15 AM, "George Mattson"<axisair at comcast.net>  wrote:
>
>> LOL.
>>
>> I don't know how people have the balls to pull that stuff off.
>>
>> When I learned electronics, we were making our own capacitors out of jars,
>> wood rocks, paper using tin foil. We didn't have pure aluminum wrap
>> available back then. :)
>>
>> But, we made coils out of toilet paper rolls, oatmeal boxes, wooden dowels.
>>
>> The good old days. At least we didn't stael the BBQ charcoal to make
>> resistors...
>>
>> You also have to keep in mind that Hi-Fi audio back then really sucked
>> compared to newer technology. Wider spectrum reproduction and just plain
>> flat better speakers. And, they came up with TWO of them...Oh, wow. Heaven
>> was realized in that new fangled stereo concept. Once they quit pressing
>> vinyl, we finally had a good bottom end without eating up 15 minutes of
>> available real estate to do it.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Dave Manley
>> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 8:51 PM
>> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] "VINTAGE AUDIO" capacitors
>>
>> On 8/12/2011 7:43 PM, dan snazelle wrote:
>>> there is a link to an interview with him (quote is below)
>>>
>>> what does this mean (ac pulse response)
>>>
>>>
>>> John Gaynor: I am working on several types of capacitors currently but my
>> original capacitors are based on the same material used in the Phillips caps
>> in the 60's. They are based on a polyester (Mylar) and aluminum foil. Most
>> capacitors today are a metallized polyester. They vacuum impregnate the
>> Mylar with an aluminum spray. They do not have the same AC pulse response as
>> the true film and foil caps and you can plainly hear it.
>>>
>>
>> Bah!!! Polyester and aluminum foil.  What does he know.
>>
>> You want to use the "Leyden" brand - GLASS and FOIL
>>
>> Those, and only those will give a vintage sound.
>>
>> -Dave
>>
>> Sorry, but they don't come in orange or mustard yellow.
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