[sdiy] Favourite type of smd audio caps?

[sleepy_dog at gmx.de]

WIMA has some polypropylene SMD caps
http://www.wima.com/EN/products_smd.htm

Steve

> 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 <mailto: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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