RCA Caps

[jadedavid]

quite a few years back they were all the rage.
I just noticed them again in the "Stereophile" reccomended list.
I know probably most of us here have a pile of them in a drawer somewhere.
Does anyone here use them or have used them.
Have you heard any noticeable differences?

 

[W9TR]

Tried some, heard no difference, sold the preamp I tried them in.

 

[Dizzie]

I was underwhelmed when I tried them. :dunno:

 

[Speedskater]

About the only thing that they can do is:
Reduce corrosion on cheap connectors.

 

[rbbert]

About the only thing that they can do is:
Reduce corrosion on cheap connectors.

And keep dust from entering through the jacks...

 

[rbbert]

Remember there are 2 types of "caps"; one just keeps the contact clean and the dust out, but there are also shorting plugs/caps, which have more potential to affect the sound (although I have never noticed a difference; like so many things in audio, it may depend on your particular components and system)

 

[Lee Scoggins]

I have used the Cardas Caps to good effect. I think it depends on how noisey the environment is but they definitely worked at my prior house.

 

[Speedskater]

Highly doubtful that a 'shorting type' RCA cap could affect the sound.

 

[puroagave]

shorting plugs have been around WAY before it was an audiophile thing. I've tried them on tube gear, SS, sober, stoned of my mind, etc. and didn't detect anything positive or negative. I believe they were useful back in the day on certain tube preamps with unused RCA jacks that would pick up RF.

 

[Mikado463]

I much prefer the 'magic pebbles' ......... :woot:

 

[AJ Soundfield]

They're pretty effective against sunlight