I've got a question for the people using tantalum/ceramic caps. Does it have any effect on the audio?
I just opened a v2 version of the classic II and removed all the capacitors on the logic board in preparation for replacing them. Got another 4 compact macs in the removal/cleaning phase before I pick the right caps to put in them and I definitely want to go tantalum or ceramic so that I don't have to do this again eventually.
I've been hearing tantalum and ceramics are pretty bad for audio though. I just can't seem to find anything to help me quantify the difference.
Since the classic II I'm looking at has "enhanced sound" I'm wondering if it'll be a bigger deal with more caps devoted to audio. I think most of what I read probably came from people fixing actual audio equipment, maybe it's not such a problem in an old mac.
Has anybody noticed a difference? Is it really that big of a deal?
I just opened a v2 version of the classic II and removed all the capacitors on the logic board in preparation for replacing them. Got another 4 compact macs in the removal/cleaning phase before I pick the right caps to put in them and I definitely want to go tantalum or ceramic so that I don't have to do this again eventually.
I've been hearing tantalum and ceramics are pretty bad for audio though. I just can't seem to find anything to help me quantify the difference.
Since the classic II I'm looking at has "enhanced sound" I'm wondering if it'll be a bigger deal with more caps devoted to audio. I think most of what I read probably came from people fixing actual audio equipment, maybe it's not such a problem in an old mac.
Has anybody noticed a difference? Is it really that big of a deal?