A previous discussion included a statement about crossover components.
The commentator stated something to the effect that some very high end speakers really cheaped out on the capacitors and resistors in their crossovers, and hinted that replacing them with high quality components might improve the sound quality of the speakers. My question is "Have you ever replaced the caps and resistors in your speakers crossovers, and to your ears did that result in better sound quality?" Also, what brands of caps and resistors do you consider to be "the best", and why?
@knotscott Spatial M4 Holograms. Just got my Precision Fidelity M7-A back together and am looking forward to a test drive. The Spatials are sensitive 93 db at 4 ohms so they should be a good match. Spatial offered a crossover upgrade when I bought them, but I had to pass on that.Now I might consider replacing some of the components. Since the M4 is no longer in production, I assume the crossover upgrade is no longer available also. It might be fun! |
@carlsbad2Â So, your first picture demonstrates the parts for a very (to me) expensive speakers, and the second picture is crossovers for a set of your speakers, not replacements for the high dollar speakers? |
@audioman58 your posting in a previous forum is what inspired me to start this thread. Thanks for sharing your insight. @blisshifi thank you for the reference to The Humble Homemade page-WOW, what a treasure.I am going to contact Spatial and find out if they offer the crossover upgrade for my M4's, and if not see if they will get me a copy of their crossover layout-not holding my breath on that one, but the worst they can say is no.....and i've heard that before. |
I have an update on the upgraded crossover for my Spatial M4 Holograms. I called customer support and Clayton Shaw, the owner of the company answered the phone. I have spoken to him before, and both times I was completely delighted. I asked him if the crossover upgrade was still available, and the answer was no, accompanied by a conversation about the whys. Turns out with the upgraded components they had to abandon the space in the built in crossover, and fabricate an external box to house the larger components So, that turned out to be an unworkable option.I told him I was going to upgrade the existing crossover parts, he immediately offered me copies of the schematics! He was genuinely excited about the prospect of upgrading the components, and thought it would be great fun.My kind of guy for sure. We also talked brands, and he pretty well agreed with The Humble Homemade Capacitor Test and the great choices presented there. It was a great conversation, and I really enjoyed it. My mind now goes to building an external plate for mounting the components.....perhaps a bit of walnut on some Herbie's Audio Lab Large Soft Fat Dots.... |
