Greetings. I have lurked here for a few years now and amassed a new life in audio from head-fi. My favorite pair of headphones has suddenly lost all sound in the left driver. I had checked my source, the 1/4 inch plug and the wires leading into the housing. I have babied these with the greatest...

Greetings! I accidentally posted in the DIY forum ten days ago about this and did not receive any responses. I though it was ok because I had a few questions about using them, and usage in a circuit. Regardless, I should have placed it in this forum. I looking at film and foil capacitors and...

I am trying to select film and foil capacitors and am having difficulty trying do decide between polypropylene film and tin foil or aluminum foil capacitors. Almost every capacitor available in these constructions suggests the tin foil is superior to the aluminum. I am perplexed, as tin just...