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HELP AFTER MY MODS, My tweeters are subdued and weak-

So I have a pair of Mirage M1 speakers, I changed the caps in the crossovers to Jantzen Superior Z (for the tweeters) and standard z for the mids and bass.
 
I also changed the internal cabling to Supra Classic 2.5.

First Impressions-  Not burned in yet
The highs are there but really recessed in the background. Theres a song I reference and it has a steel guitar solo, I can bearly hear it through the vocals because its seems recessed so far back.

SO HERES THE QUESTION- Is that a symptom of unburned in cables and or caps, or is that just what Supra cables give you?

When I changed the internal cabling a few years back on the same model speaker, I used DH LABS t14 Silver plated cable, This had the opposite effect, it was super bright and fast, but it smoothed out and the brightness relaxed, leaving a lot of detail but not so much your ears bled.

But here its the opposite, its dull on the top end and the vocals kind of take over and blur out the top end.

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terry9
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I find that every component has a sonic signature. Film and foil caps are the most neutral, with few exceptions. I find the most neutral of the sanely priced caps to be MIT Multicap styrene film and tin foil.

I haven't used Jantzen caps, so I can't offer specific comment, but I can tell you that every electrolytic you replace has the potential to dramatically change the sound. At first, the sound may appear to be less bright, but that is probably because electrolytics tend to introduce lots and lots of nasty high frequency distortions, which can be confused with brightness. So replacing the electrolytics is simply removing high frequency distortion.

Try some unprocessed female vocals. See which speaker sounds the most like the women in your life. Then live with the sound for a month, and try again. You may be surprised.

terry9
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Now that I see your schematic, I suspect that you might want to experiment with different caps for C7, C8, and C9.

Since Jantzen are metalized poly, you might find a considerable improvement by going to MIT film & foil caps:  RTX series (styrene/tin) for values  3uF and below, or MIT PPFXS (polypropylene/tin) for values 3 < 12 uF. I use these for high end DIY, and I suspect that your M1's are worth it too.
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