So far, Auricap is one of my trusted capacitor brand – in power supply section. I still remember ‘few’ years back (when using this capacitor for the very first time) and comparing with Solen, Hovland, and Bennic XPP in my very first DIY speaker. Sounds familiar – if you were ever there.
Now, time has changed, but Auricap remains there. Affordable and sounds quite natural capacitor. I receive information from my colleague that Auricap releases latest type, the XO series. Not quite sure why Auricap uses XO as their new model. Probably as this new capacitor also available in very larger version (100 uF++, if I’m not mistaken).
Auricap is still my favorite in power supply section, after Solen. Well, so far if you are thinking a full film capacitor power supply, then Solen is a nice and realistic choice, as they are available in large capacitance, adequate 400-630 VDC, and definitely affordable price. Now, with the arrival of Auricap XO, which also offers large capacitance and high voltage, then the different is all about money (and performance to justify the cost).
I order 0.1 uF / 400 VDC and plan to use them in power supply section of my new Aikido Preamp.
William
November 26, 2011 15:09Wah mantab Pak Jimmy. Saya suka Auricap karena harganya cukup bersahabat dan kualitas juga lumayan. Kalo boleh tau pesan di mana yah Pak Jimmy? Ada website nya? Saya perlu yg ukuran besar 100uF dan 200uF, mau saya coba bandingkan dengan Solen PB. Thanks.
Auw Jimmy
November 26, 2011 22:42Hi Pak,
Silakan kontak Pak Malion (via milis juga ok).
Thanks.
ari nurgianto
April 27, 2012 00:46wah sy tertarik jg itu pak jimmy kira2 bisa beri kontak hp pak malion?trimz
Auw Jimmy
May 1, 2012 16:48Hi Pak Ari,
Ok sudah saya japri pak.
Thanks.
John McDonald
May 8, 2012 04:58The Auricap XO is a new high performance capacitor product from Audience that is the result of rigorous consideration of every aspect in capacitor design and the manufacturing process. Over the past two years Audience has tested a host of parameters including tension windings and baking times, among other proprietary procedures. Auricap XO is made using the very finest obtainable polypropylene film and new high purity, oxygen free continuous cast copper leads. This new cap design offers reduced parasitic such as ESR improving on its effective bandwidth. With the design changes we have made a new level of performance is reached with even less coloration, micro-phonics and noise contribution than the famous Auricap. There are no drawbacks to the Auricap XO in comparison to the standard Auricap. Users can still expect all of the wonderful virtues for which the standard Auricap is known. In brief, the Auricap XO has noticeably more high frequency extension and greater transparency and coherence throughout the entire frequency range.
aditya
April 15, 2013 12:50Pak Jim,
Salam kenal.
Saya butuk kontak pak Marlion untuk beli auricap. Mohon email ke saya or contact 08567090790.
Thanks,
Aditya-Noizze Sound
Auw Jimmy
April 19, 2013 18:48Hi Pak Adit,
Saya sudah fwd email ke Pak Malion. Semoga sudah dikontak.
Thanks.
Jose Rodriguez (@changeingyou)
September 10, 2013 00:54Regular Auricaps are clear and high definition, but are forward sounding and take over evreything else in crossover. XO is probably not better where Solen fastcap is detailed and not forward sounding
Auw Jimmy
September 12, 2013 23:07Hi Jose,
In most scenario, I doubt Solen could beat Auricap.
Thanks.
Paul Letteri
May 4, 2014 05:39I have tried Solen daft caps in power supply, coupling and output stages from Loudspeakers to Vacuum tube preamplifiers,the Solen breaks in at least 50-75 hours sooner
,reason being because the new Xo Auricaps use a much tighter wind,I still got added detail and resolution at the 250
Hour Mark as long as I allowed full breakin the Auracap XO
Won in every category and was noticably cleaner sounding.The Solen slightly glazed sounding in comparison.
Jim Obrien
May 6, 2014 17:46I am sorry I donot see Solen fast caps beating much in the better capacitor market,they are priced nice good for Bass capacitors ,with a Vishay 1837 bypass cap.
Truthfully the new Auricap xo blows it’s doors in in resolution
And refinement.the Solen is slightly noicy or gritty especially in a high resolution system. In electronics stands out even more so .use goid resistors such as the Mills to complete
A very good circuit,and make sure you use the short wire on the cap that is the outer shield the lowest impedance in the circuit goes to the outer shield, your resolution will suffer for sure if you have several in a circuit and wire them incorrectly, you could hear the difference .
Give them 250 hours to fully settle in