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Re: Ordered a Schiit Mimir DAC [message #99345 is a reply to message #99344] Tue, 14 April 2026 08:11 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Very cool, thanks for letting us know.

I've upgraded electrolytic caps with Black Gates, and more recently with Nichicon, Rubycon, Panasonic and Elna caps.  After trying each of those, I've centered on Nichicon.

But my favorite - if the capacitors aren't too large, 20uF and less - is to replace with polypropylene caps.  Sometimes that's not a possibility though, if space is limited.
 
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