00:00So you finally cracked open that old amplifier, and there it is bulging caps, crusty electrolyte, that faint smell of
00:06regret.
00:07Been there.
00:08I've recapped more amps than I care to admit, and honestly, the caps you choose make or break the whole
00:14job.
00:15So I went digging and pulled together the 5 best electrolytic capacitors for audio amp repair, plus the deals I
00:21found that won't make your wallet cry.
00:23Let's get into it.
00:25First up, the Nichicon FW Series in that big mix-and-match listing.
00:30This is the one I keep bookmarked, because it covers basically everything, 6.3V all the way up to 100V,
00:37and values from 10uF right up to 2200.
00:41The FW Series is Nichicon's dedicated audio line, non-polar-friendly in tone, smooth in the mid-range, and it's
00:47what you'll find factory-fitted in a lot of Japanese gear.
00:51Around 563, and with nearly 5,000 sold and a 4.4 rating, it's a safe bet.
00:57If you're doing a full recap and need 6 different values, this is where you start.
01:03Next, if you're working on modern gear, DACs, preamp boards, anything with tight clearance, grab the 1000uF 6.3V FW
01:11caps.
01:128x11.5mm, so they tuck into cramped spots where a taller cap just won't fit.
01:18And look at that rating, 4.9 stars across nearly 4,700 orders.
01:23That's not luck, that's consistent quality.
01:27387 for a pack, and you get either 10 or 100 pieces depending on what you pick.
01:32For low-voltage rail smoothing and decoupling, these are honestly hard to beat.
01:37Now this third one is my sleeper pick, the 2200uF 50V Nichicon, 5 pieces for 370.
01:455 stars.
01:47Not 4.8, not 4.9, a straight 5 out of 5, and that basically never happens.
01:53These are low-impedance, high-frequency parts with short pins, which makes them brilliant
01:57for power supply filtering where you want tight ripple control without the ESR dragging your
02:02bass down.
02:03If your amps got that muddy, loose low-end, swapping these in will genuinely wake it up.
02:09For the big iron builds, you want the JCCON Audio Electrolytics.
02:13We're talking 6800, 10,000, even 22,000uF, with voltage ratings stretching to 450V.
02:22These are proper power supply reservoir caps, the ones that live right after the rectifier
02:26and do the heavy lifting in a beefy class A B-amp low ESR, built for hi-fi duty, and
02:31two-pieces run U371, which for capacitance that large is genuinely surprising.
02:364,400 sold, 4.8 stars.
02:40If you're rebuilding a vintage receiver's power section, this is your part.
02:45And number 5, the one I'd actually buy if I were starting fresh, the 30-piece
02:49Nichicon FW assortment.
02:5130 caps, ranging from 1uF to 22,000, 6.3V up to 100.
02:581109, free shipping.
03:01Do the math on that, it's about 37 cents a capacitor for genuine Nichicon Audio parts.
03:07That's your whole repair drawer sorted in one order, so the next time something fails
03:11at 11 at night you're not waiting 3 weeks on a single cap.
03:154.8 stars, and easily the best value on this list.
03:19All 5 links are down in the description, sorted so you don't have to go hunting.
03:24If this saved you some guesswork, drop a like and subscribe, because I've got a full vintage
03:29receiver recap coming next.
03:31Thanks for watching, and happy soldering!
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