B&W 802 D2 Capacitors Worth Upgrading?

@erik_squires and ​​​​@mofojo,

Thanks for the input.  I acquired a beautiful pair of Klipsch Forte II with Crites Crossover upgrades a couple of years ago, and I'm trying to find a Vintage Preamp / Amp setup to hit the sweet spot.  I want a Tube Preamp (I've heard nothing but praise regarding Audio Research Company Tube Preamps, just trying to find the right one at a good price).  This will be a turntable only system for a 3rd listening room I'm putting together -- so I'm trying to be budget friendly on the Preamp and Amp. 

Any other Tube Preamps I should look at other than ARC, and any suggestions on an Amp to pair with it?  One route I have in my pocket already -- I bought two of the Nelson Pass Amp Camp kits a couple of years ago that are just waiting on me to build them.  I had thought about running them as Monoblocks with the Preamp.  Again, any thoughts?

Thanks, as always.

if you're going to upgrade to new internal wiring use OCC single crystal wire it has been proven for over 50 years now to be the best wire for audio far superior to anything ofc.

I must say on these speakers if your want to change the Caps, it is your money and sounds like a guess. I would only say whatever grade of caps used, get the EXACT same grade, as like in Mundorfs', Not all are the same. I just replaced the Caps in my surround speakers from Solen to Mundorf, but I went for a lesser grade without looking at the reviews. Big mistake, I wish I had kept the Solen Caps. Just because you chose a brand name like Mundorf, that does not mean it is the best choice for that speaker and the engineers at B & W surely studied the qualities of the caps they chose when they designed their speakers. THat is not saying that you might prefer a different sound out of your speaks.

@allenf1963 In my mind the vintage AR and modern AR are very different sounding beasts, so be careful to ask which models people are recommending. I find the old AR + B&W to be a terrible but common combination resulting in a sound too lean and lacking meaningful punch. Modern AR sounds almost too neutral.

For vintage tubes you owe it to yourself to listen to Conrad Johnson.  Juicy, great imaging, maybe far too sweet for some.

+1 @erik_squires great summation on preserving high quality speakers!