We have received numerous inquiries on the Dijon caps as to what to expect from them so we decided to give out some info on how we came to carry them.
The original project was to either manufacture Mallory 150 style caps that looked like the original mustards used in early British amps, or to replicate the manufacturing of them in a standard looking package, or if we were really lucky both. The manufacturer we went with said they could replicate the build process but not the look, and that the reason more caps are not made this way is; part of the process requires human hands as part of the manufacturing. With that we had samples made.
Normally first run samples have issues that have to be worked out, this was not the case with the Dijons. We sent them to many OEMs and received rave reviews. We left it to them on the sound tests - but we did decide to cut a few caps open and have a look. The pictures show 3 .022 caps. A Sprague Orange drop, a Mallory 150, and a Mojo Dijon. What may or may not be obvious from the pictures are the following observations.
The Sprague has heavy plastic insulation layers that are thicker than the aluminum foil used.
The Mallory 150 being a metal film has brittle layers of plastic that have been coated with a metal coating.
The Dijons have a much more elegant build. Even layers of film and foil result in a cap that when cut apart fans out nicely.
So with that said you may still be asking yourself "why try these caps?" Our only answer is "why not". They are not extremely expensive and if you like them as much as most people do, you will have another tone tool in your arsenal.
