Differentiating audibly between bad caps and bad Ferro fluid


Is there any way to differentiate, audibly, between worn caps vs dried up or mucked up Ferro fluid? My JBL and other speaker tweeters ARE working, but high end informbut high end information seems off to me. Opinions? Thank you

sifter

Showing 1 response by brownsfan

@sifter, take a look at your crossovers.  If there is any indication of compromised electrolytic caps, change them.  Also look for any indication of excessive heat.  I had some old speakers that needed new ferrofluid, and this caused enough heat that the inductor frame warped.  Richard So told me that was a classic sign of bad ferrofluid. 

There comes a point with these old classics where you have to rebuild or move on.