The best coupling caps in power amp ?? Mundorf, Infinicap ??


I am interested in some of the results of coupling cap modifications in quality tube amplifiers that you have first hand experience  with......Mundorf, Infini-Caps, Wonder-Caps ???       autospec
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Autospec,

I suspect you have been out of touch with the boutique cap market for a few years.  InfiniCaps (and WonderCaps before them) are quite dated and no longer in the running for a high quality coupling cap, IMO.  The regular Mundorf Supreme is a fairly inexpensive cap that I like a lot but some people will find it too colored.  It is a very warm and slightly opaque sound but very musical and very dynamic.  The more expensive Mundorfs like the Silver, Silver/Oil and Silver/Gold/Oil all offer a more extended high-frequency response with more detail and more transparency, but the tonal balance is not as natural to my ears as the standard Supreme.

If your budget has a bit more room, my very favorite coupling cap is the Copper V-Cap (CuTF).  It has the best combination of sound qualities of any coupling cap I have tried, and it excels in the areas that are most important to me: neutral tonal balance, excellent detail and excellent dynamics.  Out of the 20+ coupling caps I have tried over the years, this is my favorite.  Some folks prefer the Duelund CAST to the V-Caps, but I consistently prefer the V-Caps (either TFTF or CuTF versions). 

I have not tried the Jupiter copper foils (contrary to Charles' post above) but they also have their fans.