Cheap buffer?

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Why do they put lower caps than they should on these devices? Surely not cost? Is it just bad design or just whatever's available?

It always puzzled me why they did the same on the Bravos/Indeed/Miridy amps.

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Nov 10, 2010 20:08:04 GMT @iancraig10 said:

Why do they put lower caps than they should on these devices? Surely not cost? Is it just bad design or just whatever's available?

It always puzzled me why they did the same on the Bravos/Indeed/Miridy amps.

Perhaps they just want them to last the warranty period, so they can sell you a replacement ?

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That could be an important reason.
Another one might be they don't give a ....
Another reason might be they can use as large as possible values which is considered better.
Because of the CU product (and thus the price) they go for maximum capacitance (sales arguement) instead of lifespan.
Weird people those Chinese ...
I go for longevity and build quality.
The Chinese for low prices.
I don't blame them... they will be selling more in quantity.
They do make nice subjects for modding though as the initial purchase costs are low.
They are not relly interested in making the best sounding devices.
They just want to make money on things that sell like hotcakes, are cheap and have a 'cult' hanging around them (tubes e.t.c.)

Granted they also make and sell Panda's and some Chinese are as passionate as you and me. .
Just not all of them.
It's up to each person to determine who is selling the good stuff and who is only out there to make a buck.

It's my opinion it is better to use a 3300/35 of good quality then a cheap 6800/25 with both 24V volts on it.

It is bad practice in general to use caps on their maximum voltage rating and certainly running them above this rating.
It severely limits the lifespan of capacitors.

-10% of the maximum rating is the maximum I would go.
Preferably 20% to 30% of the maximum voltage rating.