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I am planning a crossover upgrade for my Mission speakers. What brands and types of capasitors should I look at? And the rest of the parts for that matter?
Thank you.
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Dunno about the Jensen /audionote foil'n oils.. still not tried them, they are supposed to be good, but then so were Hovlands (which were much inferior to stock in my system).
The 'improvement' available in your system depends entirely on how good the crossover components were to begin with... the best quality speakers show the least improvement with a simple 'parts' substitution... but then that should be fairly obvious ;-)
Best advice would be to begin by simply 'bypassing' your HF cap with a low value cap (solens are good and inexpensive)listen for a while and then think about further substitutions... going out and
pre-buying a mess 'o parts is a recipie for instant dissapointment.Good luck..
Thank you everyone. Now - where would I look for those parts online or here in the US?
Thank you.
I listed the sites in my post.
I love the Blackgate non polarized litic caps for x-overs. I bypass mine with the signature foil from wonder cap.
I have been researching doing the same thing for my ProAc Studio 1s. There are a wide range of options which can cost very little or a lot and, as best I can determine, the following seem to get generally good reviews.Cheap - Solen and SCR (from Madisound or Zalytron)
Reasonable - Ansar (from Wimslow Audio in the UK). These seem to be the best sounding caps at a reasonable price out there. I just bought these and they cost me under $5 each. (Look for posts by Paco for a description of the sound. I haven't completed mine yet).
Middle Price - Auricap Thetas - all good reviews and not outrageously priced (from Soniccraft).Expensive - Hovland, NorthCreekMusic, etc. these get pricey and seem to really have distinct "voicings" so that you really need to make sure the sound they make is the one you want.
Outrageous - the Jensen Copper/Oil, Silver/Oil, the Teflon caps. These can cost you hundreds of dollars. They are supposed to the most harmonically rich and correct, but, again, you need to make sure you are buying the sound you want. (check Welborne Labs and Parts Connection)
Inductors - posts are generally favorable for copper foil or heavy gauge air core (North Creek) with no one stating a definitive winner. Both are far better than the ferrite cores your speakers likely have.
Resistors. There are lots out there but the "best" seem to be Ohmite (from NorthCreekMusic) and Mills (from SonicCraft or WelborneLabs).
Best thing to do is search for posts here, and read up at Northcreekmusic.com, and other parts suppliers (madisound.com, soniccraft.com, zalytron.com, etc). That way you can figure out the most appropriate price/performance ratio for what you are trying to do.
Good luck.
Audiocap Theta is different than the Auricap. I've seen good reviews of both.I tried some 22uF Auricaps and didn't like the upper midrange.
I replaced them with PPMFX Multicaps (Reliable capacitor makes the Multicap and the Theta) and like the sound much better. Good detail, midrange cost.
Regards, Bob
especially the alu foil PIO line; also, for speakers you
have the zinc metallised PIO, which are quite inexpensive;
for more info you can click below; BTW, jensen is also
a very good source for their own caps
best, paco
I might add that I've had outstanding results using Caddock power resistors for tweeter L-pads applications. IMO they sound superior to any wire wound types.
I had good success with Dayton caps from PartsExpress. Limit is 40uF so for real big values you have to stack them up but they don't cost so much either. bobwire
Bobwire,Are the Dayton caps comparable to Solen capacitors?
I have seen them in PE's catalog, but I didn't know if they were any good.
Just about everyone that heard the change in my system after the crossover retune and cap up-grade said they heard the diff easily. In fact that was when Mrs. Worthog (My EX) told me to put the system away and not mess with it anymore. I should just buy a new system and start over! I used Daton caps. bobwire
But the Bennics are not as bad as some claim.
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