Klipsch and Capacitors


I read a lot about replacing the caps in old Klipsch speakers. If a 40 year old pair of KG4s have never been used (new in box) would the caps need to be replaced? Just due to age? 

maprik

Showing 1 response by erik_squires

+1 for only electrolytic caps are likely to wear over time.  

There's a large cap on the woofer.  If that's electrolytic you should be careful replacing it with a modern as the difference in ESR may be significant.  

For the tweeter caps I might suggest you try an Audyn 0.1uF TruCopper bypass.  About $20 each.