[sdiy] "VINTAGE AUDIO" capacitors

Noah Vawter nvawter at media.mit.edu
Sat Aug 13 16:10:25 CEST 2011


On Aug 13, 2011, at 9:20 AM, Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
>> Bah!!! Polyester and aluminum foil.  What does he know.

so if I use aluminum foil, can I get away with saying SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL CAPACITORS???








>> 
>> You want to use the "Leyden" brand - GLASS and FOIL
>> 
>> Those, and only those will give a vintage sound.
> 
> Well, only if the foil was pure GOLD and the glass was LEAD CRYSTAL.
> 
>> -Dave
>> 
>> Sorry, but they don't come in orange or mustard yellow.
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