Crossover upgrade capacitor question

The safest path is to do a one to one replacement with original values of better quality. All audio designs are complex compromises and it is impossible to know when a change will effect the sound. I have read several postings in which the substution of unquestionably better parts of different values degraded the sound and the modifier eventually went back to the original values.

As long as you are certain the two 8's are paralleled, and you replace them with the same voltage rating in a 16uF: You should experience no problem. The value/replacement will be exact.

Rodman,
Yes the 2 8's are in parallel 200 vdc . That's what I was hoping for.

Thank you

Keep in mind: If you replace the caps, the higher the quality, probably- the longer the burn-in. They may sound absolutely raunchy at first(been there). Polypropylene/polystyrene may take 200hrs and Teflon caps 400+ before they reach their target performance levels.

I would also suggest bypassing the caps in the tweeter circuit, each with a smaller .1uF cap. Don't do this in the mid or woofer sections though, just the tweeter.

Enjoy,
Bob