Posted on Wednesday, 12th October 2011 by Auw Jimmy

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I ordered Duelund CAST Cu capacitor few months ago. I already have Duelund CAST Ag (Silver) on my Aikido Preamp. But I wanted Duelund CAST for my future amp (probably it’s gonna be another abandoned project?). As the CAST Ag price is very not reasonable (around US$2500 or more for a pair of 1 uF/630 VDC), then I think the CAST Cu is the best option (around US$ 1200 a pair). I also ordered my Alexander by Duelund capacitor (less than US$ 200 a pair of 0.47 uF/900 VDC), just to ‘finalized’ my passion on it (how bad it could be?).

After around 3 months or so production, finally the goods arrived on my home yesterday. When I opened it, I got a surprise. Duelund changed their chassis design for the CAST capacitor. See below.

I think the design is more likely a ‘small car battery’. Quite nice, since the new design is smaller and it’s ‘boxy’ design could fit on most PCB easily, compared with the old ‘moon cake’ chassis design.

A shoot from the side, one is 0.47uF, the other is 1 uF. Not too much different in size, but could be 40% larger in volume.

Size and dimension… 6 cm length? Not bad! Now they can compete with ‘common capacitor’ and not considered as ‘nerd’ one.

Comparing with the old one, my Duelund CAST Ag 1 uF/630 VDC. Definitely the new one is better in terms of appearance and savvy in terms of placement.

Duelund always proud that they are handmade in Denmark ;)

Top side comparison. Be noted that the center and the right are 1 uF version, while the left is 0.47 uF version. I think this new design is easier for designer to implement this capacitor on their equipment, especially on the PCB. I feel that the old design is quite classic and elegant, while the new design is more modern and simple.

Bye-bye ‘moon cake’ design… :)




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10 Responses to “Duelund CAST New Chassis Design”

  1. Duelund Says:
    October 12th, 2011 at 07:58

    Asikkkkkk bakalan ada yg gak masuk chasis nih ehem ehem he…………he………



  2. Agus Says:
    October 12th, 2011 at 08:09

    pagi ko,
    bener bener edan… :)
    masukin 1 sepeda motor ke chassis tuh.
    modelnya mirip kondensator neon.
    salam :-)



  3. Auw Jimmy Says:
    October 12th, 2011 at 19:27

    Hi Pak Agus,
    Memang versi Silver-nya agak tidak masuk akal sih harganya…
    Thanks.



  4. Arie Says:
    October 15th, 2011 at 03:48

    Trully ‘King of Posion’!!! Sigh…. T_T;



  5. Auw Jimmy Says:
    October 15th, 2011 at 16:52

    Hm… beracun mana sama chassis 14K gold Om? :D



  6. Torsten Says:
    April 11th, 2012 at 21:18

    Dear Jimmy,
    thank you for the pictures from Duelund capacitors.

    I have a Aikido phono preamp. I like to change the two capacitors in the signal-path (1x 1µF and 1x 0,33µF per side).

    Can you tell me what difference you hear between the Duelunds and the “standard” capacitors (in my Aikido I have the RTI F-series). You have more dynamics? Or is the “sound” smoother (mild) as the RTIs, I hope not? Can you give a “sound-feedback”, I hope not!!
    Thank you and best wishes, Torsten



  7. Torsten Says:
    April 11th, 2012 at 21:24

    ….. the last” I hope not!!” in the last line “Can you give a sound-feedback” is wrong!!!! I hope you can write me a feedback!! Torsten



  8. Auw Jimmy Says:
    April 11th, 2012 at 22:54

    Hi Torsten,
    I havent tried RTI-F. So sorry can’t comment much on this part.
    But compared to what I’ve heard so far… Let me recall some brands, Solen, Bennic, Auricap, Audio Note, Sidereal, Wondercap, Jensen, Mundorf, Hovland, Jupiter, Obbligato, VCap. None of them could beat Duelund CAST, in terms of resolution and musicality.

    This is my subjective opinion, so YMMV.

    I would prefer you to have a listen if you have a chance before deciding to buy one. Since even the Cu series is not cheap at all. But perhaps not easy to find someone around that allows you to have a try. Hope I’m wrong.

    Thanks.



  9. Torsten Says:
    April 16th, 2012 at 14:24

    Hi Jimmy,
    thank you for your answer!
    Best wishes, Torsten



  10. Auw Jimmy Says:
    April 16th, 2012 at 15:51

    Welome, Torsten.



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