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Forward Sounding Speaker Crossover Components - Suggestions?

I've been hooked on the immersed/surround sound from a set of stereo speakers since my first Carver Sonic Holography preamp back in the day, so I've been on a quest to replicate, but with a highly-refined set of components. Some people want to replicate "soundstage" as a concert, with the sound between their seated position and the speakers. I prefer to be sitting in the middle of the "stage", surrounded by the music.

To this end, I believe I've made most of the significant changes on all hardware, with exception of finding the right speaker crossover components. Please share your experience with the most forward sounding crossover components, including capacitors and inductors, so you can save me from this endless loop of buying, burning in, realizing it doesn't quite hit the mark, then repeat. Thanks in advance!

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vair68robert
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Since Clarity Caps have been mentioned I add my experience with then .  I Recapped and resistored my crossovers in phases , first I tackled the woofer using CC CMR cap on the positive and an CC MR cap on the negative ( because of size ) , these were the top of the line at the time .  When the Pure series of caps came out (I waited over a year for them ) I used them for the tweeter and mid range and I will definitely recommend them , they have the same features as the CMR and have been improved also they are slightly smaller . 

As for resistors ( they too make a difference in sound ) I used Mills throughout . 

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