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recapping crossovers....do or don't?

I need some advice....I have recapped several pieces of my system with good results. But I am really hesitant to do so with my outboard crossovers on my speakers. The reason is they sound wonderful.....very coherent,musical,and image beautifuly. You ask why look for trouble....well the crossovers use MIT multicaps which I think are fine...but there are about 4 Solens also. Solens have a soso reputation and are not known as a really hi quality cap.

Do you think there is anything to gain here or am I playing with fire....BTW these speakers have Dynaudio drivers and are about 94-96db efficient.
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eldartford
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Wavetrader...That's good news. Maybe it means that they knew what they were doing when they picked the capacitors.

If you do make changes, do only one speaker to start with so that you can compare your results with the stock XO.
wavetrader OP
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Compare XO's hmmm....I think that might be easier said than done...I think I'll just do the 2 and go from there. Comparing singles...the breakin might color my thoughts...but who knows.

The idea to use by-pass caps really intigues me....as I could use the Duelunds with the MIT's. I have read that doing this would give me the signature of the Duelund sound....anybody have experience or thoughts about using a small by-pass cap..
wavetrader OP
260 posts
 
Eldartford.....of course the designer knew what he was doing...no really....but that doesn't mean there can't be improvements made. I really am sold on using caps to make overall improvements on my gear....not every piece mind you but the low cost ones just make sense.
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shadorne
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See this mention of MIT multi-caps from DIY'ers. Not recommended. Bear in mind this is a precision audio crowd who like Tannoys and SET amps (precision is desired and smooth is shunned - I don't know what side of the fence you are on but it is the same with most audio gear - some appriate the detail and others find it annoying or less musical)
dgarretson
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IME MIT/Multicap PPFXS tin foil sound much better than the PPMFX metalized prop caps that rate poorly in Shadorne's URL. PPMFX were widely used by ARC and others circa mid '90s, but have a hard unsupple sound in the presence region and above that you don't want in a coupling or crossover cap. MIT/Multicap RTX styrene caps are still in great favor among many DIYers for bypass applications.
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