Crossover upgrade?


Have B&W Concept 90 CM1's. Very small 2 way. Circa 1992.Mint condition. Very interested in upgrading the crossover as these are enjoyable in the small room used (supported with 200 watt Spectral amp). How do I approach this?
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Showing 1 response by ngjockey

Hard to get any detailed info on those. I do remember that B&W likes high crossovers around 4K. You really need a goal to know which way to go.

If your crossover looks anything like this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/B-W-MATRIX-1-SPEAKERS-GOOD-WITH-LINN-NAIM-AMPLIFIERS-WORLD-WIDE-SHIPPING-/290946525755

... I'ld focus on replacing those electrolytic caps (white rectangular, mostly labelled 3.3) with same value poly's. The stuff on the bottom right is protection circuitry. Don't get carried away with expensive boutique caps on nearly antique speakers. However, if you tell someone like Chris at PartsConnexion what you want to improve, he will have suggestions. PCB soldering and unsoldering is usually not a area for novices.