[sdiy] Favourite type of smd audio caps?

[Quincas Moreira]

so, nobody ever chimed in here? I'm interested as well. I like
Polypropilene and Mica for filters for example, but haven't been able to
find them in SMT

On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 12:33 PM, cheater00 cheater00 <cheater00 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi guys,
> What is your preferred type of smd capacitors for audio circuits? I don't
> mean oscillators (those get NP0/C0G caps), but all that other stuff,
> including amplifiers, filters, voltage rail decoupling, and ac coupling
> (output caps). I'm mainly interested in 0603, 0804, 1206 footprints.
>
> Obviously larger values might need to be (some form of) cans with smd
> footprint, so if you have a favourite of that type, mention that too.
>
> This is not about bypass capacitors used in digital circuits (eg the x7r
> kind).
>
> The main points for the smaller (0603-1206) caps might be:
>
> - available as smd, 0603 is best (this kind of parts is in a sweet spot
> being cheaper than larger or through-hole counterparts)
> - no microphonics
> - little temp co
> - low esr
> - available in relatively large-ish values (1206 if necessary)
> - low capacitance loss induced by dc bias
> - good for audio
> - not insanely expensive
>
> I'm interested in both your favourite dielectric type, and specific
> manufacturers or model families.
>
> What sorts of values do you normally use in those applications? (It's
> enough to mention ranges like "between .1 uF and 100 uF", listing every
> value would naturally be too much trouble for people answering)
>
> Thanks
>
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