OMG. How many times can the universe scream at me that I’m in the wrong business?
“Ultra-fast capacitors.” Sigh. I’m no electrical engineer. In fact, I’ll admit that circuits were the worst part of my mechanical engineering studies. However, I do know that capacitors — selected for their specs — can only go at the “speed” constrained by the voltage and amperage of the entire circuit. You don’t get to select the “speed” at which they store and release charge. You can’t just swap out capacitors with different specs, and expect that the circuit will still perform the function it was designed to do. None of the usual, audiophile-type nonsense, like “oxygen-free, demagnetized, free-range, gluten-free, organic dielectric compounds” could even possibly be rationalized here.
The best part of these things, as always, is the slavish commentary claiming to be able to “hear” vast improvements. Now, normally, I’d “tap the sign” about all ratings and review systems being gamed — and I would (no doubt) be right in predicting it here — but I’ve seen enough “audiophile” commentary that I’m absolutely sure that more of it than I would like to admit is, in fact, genuine. Linus addresses this as well, though he much more generous than I would be.