Hi Hugo, the burn in period of electrolytic caps is a normal thing. They just need some time to settle. The phenomenon is the most strong with these components. Newly built amps sound better after a few days.

Do audio capacitors have to break in?

Many have noted that capacitors need a break in period. Especially when new ones are installed after an upgrade.

How long do audio capacitors last?

Car audio capacitors last between 2 and 20 years — the make of the capacitor and vehicle environment paly a significant factor in its lifespan.

Are JB capacitors good?

“The jb JFX capacitor is a fine capacitor with a high quality build, and competes well with the Erse capacitor.” “I must tell you that this is my second order of JFX caps from you which I am using in parallel to bypass power caps in a tube amplifier. The results are staggeringly good, hence my second order.

Do capacitors burn in?

Capacitors which fail burn-in usually lose resistivity at the elevated temperature and voltage, either catastrophically or gradually with time, resulting in insulation resistance (IR) rejects.

How do I know if my audio capacitor is bad?

capacitors don’t really leak, like you said, they go bad, and very occasionally swell. your only way to test, is to put power into them, put a voltage meter on them, and see if they hold voltage. if they do, use them, if not, throw them away cause they are good for nothing.

How many lines of caps does Mundorf offer?

I’ve looked over various cap labs, seems Mundorf offers at least 6+ lines of caps. Seems this lab has done its homework, and i am very impressed at their web site offerings. I see a YT tech guy who offers mods, uses ~~Mundorf’s~~ as per clients request ,,of course,,,but i am confident he has no issues fufilling that order.

Are the mundorfs any good?

I just got the Mundorfs, both silver in oil and silver gold, breaking them in but by now it is sounding really good…I am using cheaper tubes for the break in so I really could not compare soundwise, but with the cheapy tubes it is sounding better than before with the good tubes.

Should I use silver gold or Mundorf silver oil poly caps?

If your system is a little rolled off then use the Silver Gold , way over priced though , the Mundorf Silver oil poly caps are far more balanced and natural sounding at 1/2 the price.It costs me over $700 a expensive education. Neutrality the Silver gold are, Not Natural -the Silver oils gets that nod ( Quote)!

Are the Mundorf Supremes paper in oil?

Gmood, the Mundorf Supremes are not paper in oil, they’re metallized-polypropylene in oil. Just thought you’d like to know. . Oil? Hopefully the oil in question is not PCB’s like some old oil-filled caps.