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Bottlehead Kits => Eros Phono => Topic started by: georgeged on December 13, 2020, 09:23:24 PM

Title: RIAA capacitors
Post by: georgeged on December 13, 2020, 09:23:24 PM

anybody tried Vishay/ROE MKP1839 capacitors in RIAA?

They are available from Mouser with 1% tolerance (part #:75-MKP1839310401).
I wonder how they perform vs Panasonic ECW's supplied with the kit ? Is it worthwhile replacement?


Giorgi

Title: Re: RIAA capacitors
Post by: Paul Birkeland on December 14, 2020, 05:59:25 AM

You could certainly get a bunch of the 0.01uF caps to make the values needed in the circuit.  In terms of RIAA accuracy, you may get a few tenths of a dB closer to the ideal.  They could also sound a bit different as well.

Title: Re: RIAA capacitors
Post by: georgeged on December 15, 2020, 07:07:39 AM

Thanks for clarification Paul.