DW-6 Jupiter Upgrade Kit
Upgrade your Zu DW-6 base model or Superfly model loudspeakers with this easy DIY Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax Capacitor Kit—only basic screwdriver skills required (no soldering).
DW-6 Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax Capacitor Upgrade Kit has correct length leadouts that are prepped and terminated so you don’t have to mess with stripping, crimping or soldering.
This kit replaced the standard or Superfly fitment tweeter high-pass network used in the base model and Superfly model DW-6 loudspeaker. More information on the differences and what you can expect from this kit are discussed further down.
How-to instructional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyom511U00Y
DW-6 Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax Capacitor Kit Includes
Built with leadouts that are ready to connected to DW-6 speakers—no soldering, no stripping
Matched pair (0.2% or better) Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax capacitors, from the same batch (no cross batch matching)
Cap bodies measure 2.1" [53mm] long, 1.1" [28mm] diameter
Capacitors are made in USA for Zu Audio
New set of PTFE insulated silver-copper tweeter ground leads, ready for instillation, no soldering or stripping
Syringe of Loctite™ SI-5900 adhesive, that you use to secure the Jupiter capacitor to the back-center of the tweeter driver
How-to instructional video link
Price is for a matched pair (2x).
Upgrade your Zu DW-6 base model or Superfly model loudspeakers with this easy DIY Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax Capacitor Kit—only basic screwdriver skills required (no soldering).
DW-6 Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax Capacitor Upgrade Kit has correct length leadouts that are prepped and terminated so you don’t have to mess with stripping, crimping or soldering.
This kit replaced the standard or Superfly fitment tweeter high-pass network used in the base model and Superfly model DW-6 loudspeaker. More information on the differences and what you can expect from this kit are discussed further down.
How-to instructional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyom511U00Y
DW-6 Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax Capacitor Kit Includes
Built with leadouts that are ready to connected to DW-6 speakers—no soldering, no stripping
Matched pair (0.2% or better) Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax capacitors, from the same batch (no cross batch matching)
Cap bodies measure 2.1" [53mm] long, 1.1" [28mm] diameter
Capacitors are made in USA for Zu Audio
New set of PTFE insulated silver-copper tweeter ground leads, ready for instillation, no soldering or stripping
Syringe of Loctite™ SI-5900 adhesive, that you use to secure the Jupiter capacitor to the back-center of the tweeter driver
How-to instructional video link
Price is for a matched pair (2x).
Upgrade your Zu DW-6 base model or Superfly model loudspeakers with this easy DIY Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax Capacitor Kit—only basic screwdriver skills required (no soldering).
DW-6 Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax Capacitor Upgrade Kit has correct length leadouts that are prepped and terminated so you don’t have to mess with stripping, crimping or soldering.
This kit replaced the standard or Superfly fitment tweeter high-pass network used in the base model and Superfly model DW-6 loudspeaker. More information on the differences and what you can expect from this kit are discussed further down.
How-to instructional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyom511U00Y
DW-6 Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax Capacitor Kit Includes
Built with leadouts that are ready to connected to DW-6 speakers—no soldering, no stripping
Matched pair (0.2% or better) Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax capacitors, from the same batch (no cross batch matching)
Cap bodies measure 2.1" [53mm] long, 1.1" [28mm] diameter
Capacitors are made in USA for Zu Audio
New set of PTFE insulated silver-copper tweeter ground leads, ready for instillation, no soldering or stripping
Syringe of Loctite™ SI-5900 adhesive, that you use to secure the Jupiter capacitor to the back-center of the tweeter driver
How-to instructional video link
Price is for a matched pair (2x).
Return Of Old Parts Credits
Get a $25 in-house credit on future orders for the return of the replaced base model capacitors and ground leads.*
Get a $75 in-house credit on future orders for the return of the replaced Supply (ClarityCap MR capacitors and ground leads).*
*So long as parts arrive back to Zu in excellent condition and within six months of the time you purchased the upgrade kit.
Warranty
5-year warranty on parts.
Guarantee
This kit is covered by your 60-day satisfaction guarantee. Install the kit, give it a month to burn-in and sound it’s best, after which if you decide the cost isn’t worth it, reinstall the original parts and send the kit back for full refund, we pay return shipping.
How Long Does This Take?
2 hours of labor, 12 hours of letting the adhesive cure. Most will take about an hour to disassemble the pair of speakers, then another hour of labor to install and reassemble. This is a pretty easy swap out and the video is shot without much in editing, giving you a good idea of time and difficulty.
What Tools Are Needed?
Clean tabletop and blanket or pad, so you can operate on your speakers as they lay speaker drivers up
#1 square drive screwdriver
1/8” hex bit srewdriver
What Are The Sound Differences Between The Standard, ClarityCap MR, And Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax?
Compared to the base model’s IC polypropylene capacitor, the ClarityCap MR creates a more relaxed and smooth sound all while raising resolution. This is as used in the Zu DW-6. The combination of reduced noise and improved transient response let you hear deeper into the sound field—improved stereophony, better timber of brass and percussion-heavy instruments, more revealing vocals, improved tone and color resolution of string-based instruments. Comparing the ClarityCap MR to the Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax, the Jupiter gives you a nice bump in smoothness and holography, where the recreated sound space is more “reach out and touch you” and buttery, but without sacrificing any detail in resolution. Differences are most noticed in tone-laden dynamic and dense program material, like singer-songwriter, folk, glitch and noise music. There is less difference between them in big orchestra and modern metal recordings.
What Capacitors Came In My Dirty Weekend Six Speakers?
Base model DW-6 come with non-exotic but good sounding IC™ polypropylene capacitors
DW-6 Superfly come with these ClarityCap MR capacitors as standard
DW-6 Supreme come with these Jupiter Copper Foil & Wax capacitors as standard. If you have Supreme, no need to buy this kit—you already have it installed.
This capacitor upgrade kit is for Dirty Weekend Six [DW-6] that have the standard polypropylene capacitors, or the DW-6 Superfly. If you have a base model DW-6, or the Superfly model, this kit will improve your sound.
