High voltage electrolitics: Mundorf M-lytic, Nichicon Muse NT, Jensen, or JJ?

[AudioCats]

I need 40uf~200uf, 350v or higher, which one of the above sounds better?

 

[cotdt]

For those small values, you can go for a film capacitor, or an oil capacitor. I've had electrolytics in the output stage of single-ended amps and all of them sounded mediocre, even "audiophile" ones. Going to film was a huge improvement.

 

[luvdunhill]

depends where in the circuit they're used... except for JJ, I wouldn't put those anywhere.

I am partial to the out of production stuff myself. BHC, Aerovox, Siemens, Epcos, Shizuki (older stuff), Cerafine, and Black Gate.

 

[AudioCats]

woops, forgot to mention it is for high voltage power supply of a SRM-1 (MK1). The room limitation pretty much prevents film caps from being used.

 

[cotdt]

For power supplies, low ESR is the key to clean power. Those audiophile caps are designed for coupling stages. They do have low ESR but it's such a waste.

 

[dsavitsk]

The consensus view seems to be that Panasonic TSHA / TSHB is the way to go for high voltage electrolytics. Many people will tell you that they are as good, or better, than Blackgates or Cerafines. I have also used JJs which are fine. I've not tried the others in your list as I generally try to design them out of the signal path.

 

[luvdunhill]

One datapoint:

The 500V CDE caps have the same ESR as the 500V Panasonic TS caps, but the measurement is given at a higher test temperature. Same form factor as well.