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Modifying Crossovers

I just read a post about changing resistors and caps in the new Borresen X3 speakers. I am curious why there is interest in changing the components in a brand new speaker. I also am curious if it would make them better than why didn’t the designers put a better component in the first place. Just a thought and scratching my head. Have a great day.

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@carlsbad2 

Wow! $100,000 on .... drum roll please ... crossovers! 

And I thought cable interconnect folks were obsessed.

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I have a pair of Altec Lansing 604Cs. Their stock crossovers are bright, cheaply made and have always been regarded as an afterthought.

I replaced them with a pair of Doug Sax’s Mastering Lab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7mW8BF-Bvw and https://reverb.com/item/25855847-the-mastering-lab-604-5-frequency-dividing-network-crossover-35228  and https://www.esbcar.com/doug-sax-and-the-706 crossovers but first replaced the caps with Jensen oil-immersed copper foil aluminum tube capacitors https://www.ebay.com/b/jensen-capacitor/bn_7024921440

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@carlsbad2 

 

I took another look. 
I do believe that I read it as written. 

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