Installed Cap and tuning question

[Jimmaaay 10+ year member]

I just installed my capacitor to my system on saturday and I noticed that my system wasn't producing the "punch" it had before I installed it. Is this something to do with the tuning?

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[YourNameHere 10+ year member]

throw the cap in the garbage....and get a decent second battery

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Adding a cap wont likely cause much or any performance increase, but it shouldnt cause a noticeable decrease either, unless there is a problem with the wiring and/or connections. If it is causing a noticeable problem, current restriction via resistance is your culprit. That could be from too small of wire, poor connections, or simply from a cheap cap. I agree a second, rear mounted, batt would have been a better choice.

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

take the cap back out and see if the punch returns

 

[BeAlLsTaR13 10+ year member]

your cap is garbage

 

[PaulD 10+ year member]

cap is probably one of the ones with a voltmeter on top - nice to look at but functionally useless.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Even with the added resistance of a voltmeter, it should not create a perceivable degradation of audible output levels. It would simply add to the argument that the cap isn't helping to any sizable degree, if at all.