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Coupling cap upgrade for Cary CAD-805C help

Hi all,
I want to change coupling caps in this monos to Jensen or Mundorf.
1- My question is how many caps total ? Cary site list 3 for 805AE - mine is 805C

2- Value of the caps are 47 microfarad 450V - I don't seem to find this value in partsconnexion and other online store. Only 0.47 microfarad available. Any comment?

3- Where I can locate these caps. Note: 805C has only one 6SL7

Many thanks
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tortello
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Dear all,
I'm going to swap the coupling caps of my Cary CAD-805C (those with 845 triodes). The original are strange "Audio 1" PIO capacitors - they looks like Vitamin Q maybe. I'd like to put there Mundorf SG, to have a more dinamic sound. Service manual says that the 300B to 845 coupling is made by IS trafo and in parallel with.. a parralel of 2uF + 0.22uf PIO capacitor. In my 805C I have only 0.22uf. Do you have any experience? Thank you, 
Best regards
Marcello

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Hi Decooney,
thank you for sharing your experience! Hexfred diodes and fresh electrolytic capacitors will be my next upgrade, but once per time, so I can evaluate the single upgrade.
About "my" issue, I'm looking for a CAD-805C expert. AFAIK Dennis Had told that there is two versions of the C model, one of the differences is the IS coupling transformer. Maybe a different coupling cap (2.22uf vs 0.22uF) to match the different impedance? 
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