Thanks so much for this info Bowtie. I went with the Solens reluctantly after I wasn't able to find the values I wanted for the HF portion of the circuit in other caps. 'Project fatigue' may have been an issue as well and I just wanted to get going on it.
I went with higher end Solen SB caps for the 4uf value on the HF portion of the original N-800f network, Clarity Cap ESA 10uf + .47uf Mundorf Supremes for the LF 10.5uf value.
Sadly, I cheaped out on the 6uf in series with the HF for additional compensation and got Solen PB series (the "fast caps" that everyone uses I think) + Mills resistors.
The 4uf Solens I'm using for the original network are actually pretty decent caps (and something like 1000% more expensive than the PB "fast cap" series I'm using for HF compensation).
I've replaced caps here and there in components before and have very basic electronics knowledge, but this project has been a crash course in crossover design for me.
All that to say: It didn't occur to me that the cap in the series position at the end of the HF network would have a disproportionate impact on the sound because of its position in the circuit, but now I realize now this fact should have been obvious to me.
Is there a particular cap or family you'd recommend specifically for the 806a/811b?
As far as I'm concerned, if the series position is critical for the horns, no expense (within reason) is too great.
I've come too far to screw it up by using cheap caps.
Thanks again for your insightful input!
I went with higher end Solen SB caps for the 4uf value on the HF portion of the original N-800f network, Clarity Cap ESA 10uf + .47uf Mundorf Supremes for the LF 10.5uf value.
Sadly, I cheaped out on the 6uf in series with the HF for additional compensation and got Solen PB series (the "fast caps" that everyone uses I think) + Mills resistors.
The 4uf Solens I'm using for the original network are actually pretty decent caps (and something like 1000% more expensive than the PB "fast cap" series I'm using for HF compensation).
I've replaced caps here and there in components before and have very basic electronics knowledge, but this project has been a crash course in crossover design for me.
All that to say: It didn't occur to me that the cap in the series position at the end of the HF network would have a disproportionate impact on the sound because of its position in the circuit, but now I realize now this fact should have been obvious to me.
Is there a particular cap or family you'd recommend specifically for the 806a/811b?
As far as I'm concerned, if the series position is critical for the horns, no expense (within reason) is too great.
I've come too far to screw it up by using cheap caps.
Thanks again for your insightful input!