Obbligato.. Solen.. or Mundorf MKP? 250v or 400v?

[Noskipallwd]

I'll 2nd the Obbligato blacks. I used 3 47uf in the PS of tube rectified amp, very happy with them. Great caps for the price. I ended up using Mundorf MTube caps in the output of the Crack, I know...their meant to be PS caps, but someone convinced me to give them a try, (already had them around). So I clipped them in and wow, I liked them better than the Mundorf MKPs and Solens I had. So I left them in. Caps are subjective so experiment a little.

Cheers,
Shawn

[earwaxxer]

Interesting cap conversation! I never really thought about bypassing power supply electrolytics. I have replaced my electrolytics with Elna RFS Silmic ll's. I did find them to sound better (smoother) over stock Panasonic's etc. Very cheap as well. If I were to bypass them, though, I would probably use a very low value, high quality, film cap. That is, if I understand the concept of the "bypass" cap correctly. If wired in parallel they only add a small amount to the value. I guess my thought would be to use a .1uf Mundorf silver/oil 1200V if I was to spend $30 a pop.

Maybe someone knowledgeable could weigh in on the "bypass" concept. I have read several technical opinions on the subject, and I was not convinced it made sense until I tried it myself in a speaker crossover. I bypassed a 10uf Ampohm aluminum paper/oil with a 2.2uf Mundorf silver/oil that I had kicking around. Big difference. Everything cleaned up. Like wiping a soap film off a window. 

Fun stuff, in an insane sort of way!