Ben W. wrote:
In your opinion, do the NPO/COG class 1 caps sound cleaner in some applications like a silver mica?
I'm looking specifically for a close equivalent to the old Lemco "Dog bone"caps in 560pf for the tone stack bypass cap. I have a silver mica there now. I'm guessing a class 1 NPO/COG ceramic would be a good place to start and I could move to a ceramic with more coloration if the class 1 sounds too sterile. The Lemco Dog bone caps seem a little cleaner to my ear than some of the cheap, disk ceramics I've used, but not as clean as silver micas and they're perhaps more rounded on the top-end and less glassy. I can see why many, including myself, like them; it's like you get just enough coloration without the "ratty, fizziness" that some ceramics can give. I'm totally splitting hairs, but I'm trying to clone a certain 1200 series amp with a very distinct sound, and those old Lemcos are hard to come by in anything above 100pf. Thanks for the help; I'll order up a few caps and just start from the cleanest NPO/COG and work my way to the other end of the spectrum.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests