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Silverline SR17.5 crossover modifications?

Does anyone have experience with crossover modifications for the Silverline SR17.5 monitors? I'm considering changing to higher quality parts and would like your input: Dueland resistors, Mundorf silver-in-oil caps, Alpha core inductors, and silver wire. Or should I just leave them alone? I don't want to change the overall sonic character of the speakers, just improve what's already there.
pmboyd
pmboyd OP
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Rieff, Thanks for the tip. I'll give Bill Legall a call...
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tpreaves
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If you change even one thing,you will be changing the characteristics of the speaker.Again,whether it will be good or bad,I have no idea.
rleff
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Pmboyd any luck with Bill?
pmboyd OP
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Rieff, Thanks, I did talk to Bill and he settled the issue for me. "If you like what you hear, don't mess with it. More expensive parts doesn't mean better sound. Good speaker manufacturers like Silverline carefully voice their speakers and changing crossover parts will change the character of their sound. They probably spent many months if not years experimenting and tweaking to get it just right." Enough said. I am now disabused of the notion of touching the crossovers!
rleff
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Pmboyd-Bill is a real good guy glad he helped you out.
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