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<blockquote data-quote="cotjones" data-source="post: 6648373" data-attributes="member: 573988">For your second question. Capacitors do have a purpose. Most people on this forum will tell you otherwise. But reguardless, they do help.That said. The difference they make is so minute you being at best an amateur car audio enthusiast, will NEVER notice any difference besides fooling yourself into thinking you didn&#039;t just waste 80 bucks on a cool looking tube just cause it says its necessary.Most amps have sufficient quick discharge capacitors in them. They don&#039;t help much with deep discharges, but then again neither do after-market capacitors. If your electrical system can&#039;t support your Amp&#039;s current draw, it is actually likely that a capacitor will actually add draw to the system rather than help.On the other hand, Extra Battery power does what most people want from capacitors but don&#039;t get. As does a bigger Alternator. The thing is, your alt and batt. work together. If you have a massive Alt but not enough Batt. to store any power, your subs will quickly discharge the batteries and amps if the draw is high enough.I find most of the time, if you have a minor voltage drop problem a stronger (or additional) Battery helps a lot.If the problem is a bit more major, you might need a bigger Alt and additional Batts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cotjones, post: 6648373, member: 573988"] For your second question. Capacitors do have a purpose. Most people on this forum will tell you otherwise. But reguardless, they do help. That said. The difference they make is so minute you being at best an amateur car audio enthusiast, will NEVER notice any difference besides fooling yourself into thinking you didn't just waste 80 bucks on a cool looking tube just cause it says its necessary. Most amps have sufficient quick discharge capacitors in them. They don't help much with deep discharges, but then again neither do after-market capacitors. If your electrical system can't support your Amp's current draw, it is actually likely that a capacitor will actually add draw to the system rather than help. On the other hand, Extra Battery power does what most people want from capacitors but don't get. As does a bigger Alternator. The thing is, your alt and batt. work together. If you have a massive Alt but not enough Batt. to store any power, your subs will quickly discharge the batteries and amps if the draw is high enough. I find most of the time, if you have a minor voltage drop problem a stronger (or additional) Battery helps a lot. If the problem is a bit more major, you might need a bigger Alt and additional Batts. [/QUOTE]

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