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    Post by pjp3 Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:17 pm

    Just in from Ukraine... Put them in my Jolida JD9 because I had the room:)
    They sound awesome so far, but I'm sure it will improve in several hundred hours.
    They replace Mundorf Premium 1.0 uf with a Vishay cap, that combo sucks in my system,
    bloated bass, dull and lifeless. Prior to that I had the Obbligato Gold set-up that sounded
    excellent. These big as* greenies sound better starting out. Time will tell.

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    Post by pjp3 Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:56 pm

    I wish these could fit my MK3's. Sad
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    Post by DarthBubba Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:39 pm

    pjp3 wrote:Just in from Ukraine... Put them in my Jolida JD9 because I had the room:)
    They sound awesome so far, but I'm sure it will improve in several hundred hours.
    They replace Mundorf Premium 1.0 uf with a Vishay cap, that combo sucks in my system,
    bloated bass, dull and lifeless. Prior to that I had the Obbligato Gold set-up that sounded
    excellent. These big as* greenies sound better starting out. Time will tell.

    What kind are they? Info I have says "75" is "combined" internal materials, but doesn't say what dielectrics are combined.

    Any ideas?
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    Post by pjp3 Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:10 am

    They are Russian Military K75 caps. A much larger version of the KY40 series that I have
    in my MK3's that came fro Bob. I put a set in my pre-amp last night and I can't believe the difference.
    Can't wait to get them broken in.
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    Post by DarthBubba Sun Apr 13, 2014 1:12 pm

    DarthBubba wrote:
    pjp3 wrote:Just in from Ukraine... Put them in my Jolida JD9 because I had the room:)
    They sound awesome so far, but I'm sure it will improve in several hundred hours.
    They replace Mundorf Premium 1.0 uf with a Vishay cap, that combo sucks in my system,
    bloated bass, dull and lifeless. Prior to that I had the Obbligato Gold set-up that sounded
    excellent. These big as* greenies sound better starting out. Time will tell.

    What kind are they? Info I have says "75" is "combined" internal materials, but doesn't say what dielectrics are combined.

    Well as it turned out the K75 caps are paper+polyethylene (Mylar, a.k.a Lavsan in Russia) in oil, according to my former Soviet Bloc sellers.

    They've been well reviewed in other fora.  cheers 
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    Post by pjp3 Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:22 am

    I can tell you they made a marked improvement on the clarity and imaging immediately.
    If you have the room I would suggest trying out a pair, at this price it's hard to beat.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/190955774376?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

    I decided to try these after a lot of research on the DIY boards.
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    Post by corndog71 Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:09 pm

    Thanks for the link.  I just ordered a total of 50 various value caps for $72 + shipping!  PIO, teflon, new, old.  Pretty sweet deal.  I can't wait to experiment with them.
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    Post by pjp3 Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:15 am

    Let me know what you find with the others. I'm still impressed with the K75's. Are you going to bypass with another .1 uf?
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    Post by corndog71 Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:42 am

    pjp3 wrote:Let me know what you find with the others. I'm still impressed with the K75's. Are you going to bypass with another .1 uf?

    At line levels I'm not a fan of bypassing. In my experience it clouds the sound. I find bypass caps more effective with large power supply caps as well as caps in speaker crossovers.

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