Jantzen Audio Silver Z-Cap MKP 800VDC – 2% tolerance

Jantzen Audio Silver Z-Cap MKP 800VDC – 2% tolerance

Technical Specifications: metallized polypropylene film, high-grade silver lead wire. The finish is a flame-retardant tape wrap, and the end of the caps is resin sealed to protect against humidity. Loss angle tan = 0.00002 to 1K; Loss angle tan = 0.00001 to 10K.

Sound: More transparent than the less expensive Superior Z-Cap, very detailed. Sometimes too detailed for my liking which makes them less coherent than the Superior Z-Cap. They give some emphasis on the upper treble but are still more civilised than a Clarity Cap SA for example; they have a so-called “high-end” flair. Objectively speaking they are better than the Superior Z-Cap but I prefer the Superior Z-Cap for it’s more neutral presentation. I guess you could call the Jantzen Audio Silver Z-Cap the “audiophile” capacitor and the Jantzen Audio Superior Z-Cap the “musical” capacitor.

Verdict: 11