Chayro,
You make a good point. One that may be shared by most. But this is not just a matter of the brand of capacitor. We are talking about virtual hobby parts sometimes being used in expensive components. I had a very expensive $10,000 + component belly-up on me just outside warranty provisions. The company has one of the best reputations in high end audio and the product was very favorably reviewed all over Audioland. When I looked inside I came to the conclusion that it was not the brand of resistor or capacitor that caused the problem. It was likely the hobby grade resistors and capacitors that caused the problem. So much for reputation and reviews.
Many problems are covered up by reviewers -- not to mention manufacturers. This was not an isolated incident. I had another highly reputed product from another highly reputed company blow up on me -- twice. You might say I ran out of luck -- again. But in both cases the same problems were shared by many other buyers. I found this out after doing some research. The problems had been covered up for obvious reasons.
On another occasion I was curious about the build quality of a $1,000 + cable. Upon removing the plug I was very surprised to find shoddy soldering and dialectric that even a hobbyist would balk at using.
These are the kinds of things that many buyers are not aware of -- even when there is a break-down. These are the kinds of things that can easily contribute to break-down or under-performance. I believe more people would care if they only knew how they are being hoodwinked.
You make a good point. One that may be shared by most. But this is not just a matter of the brand of capacitor. We are talking about virtual hobby parts sometimes being used in expensive components. I had a very expensive $10,000 + component belly-up on me just outside warranty provisions. The company has one of the best reputations in high end audio and the product was very favorably reviewed all over Audioland. When I looked inside I came to the conclusion that it was not the brand of resistor or capacitor that caused the problem. It was likely the hobby grade resistors and capacitors that caused the problem. So much for reputation and reviews.
Many problems are covered up by reviewers -- not to mention manufacturers. This was not an isolated incident. I had another highly reputed product from another highly reputed company blow up on me -- twice. You might say I ran out of luck -- again. But in both cases the same problems were shared by many other buyers. I found this out after doing some research. The problems had been covered up for obvious reasons.
On another occasion I was curious about the build quality of a $1,000 + cable. Upon removing the plug I was very surprised to find shoddy soldering and dialectric that even a hobbyist would balk at using.
These are the kinds of things that many buyers are not aware of -- even when there is a break-down. These are the kinds of things that can easily contribute to break-down or under-performance. I believe more people would care if they only knew how they are being hoodwinked.