CAPACITOR TEST - VERY SURPRISING RESULTS

[♔Chello]

I have now tested many different types of capacitors with different values, including Sidereal.

The result is unlike anything else I have tested with any other unit - the JBL horns react differently to all others.

Articles found on the internet also confirm my experiences, because it is claimed that horns that are actually most effective in the midrange require a 2nd order (-12 dB) crossover; i.e. a capacitor and a coil to attenuate human voices, as these will otherwise always be a bit too dominant.

A coil for a horn also does not have the negative effect that it will have on a tweeter, but the cost is considerable, as we are talking about many mH, and the price is around 50 dollars per piece.

So far I actually prefer the Superior Z-Cap from Jantzen Audio, even though human voices are a bit too shrill - the details are infinitely better reproduced with this capacitor than any other I have tested.

There is also about only one recording that I wish was better, and that is the test track I always use for human voices - "Someone To Watch Over Me" with Marie Bergman.

This recording is notoriously one of the most difficult to reproduce, and a fantastic tool for revealing deficiencies in a sound system.