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For anyone needing to replace the Jensen Paper-Oil Aluminum caps in their BAT preamp, you can buy them for about $20 per cap (as opposed to $75 per cap) direct from Jensen in Denmark with 3 day shipping. I replaced all 12 output caps in the six packs of my VK-51se preamp. I had a friend do the job for me. It saved me $600. The difference in sound was very apparent. The dynamics are better, bass is deeper and tighter and the overall clarity has improved. I have about 30hrs on the caps so far and the sound keeps improving. The first 15 hours was rough sounding.
BAT claimed the original Jensen caps had a higher failure rate but they have not seen a failure in the newer caps. My preamp was making a popping noise when switching inputs or turning off the preamp.
BAT claimed the original Jensen caps had a higher failure rate but they have not seen a failure in the newer caps. My preamp was making a popping noise when switching inputs or turning off the preamp.