Should I recap my speakers? If so who can do it?


Would y'all recap? Mirage M1. they can't be moved. Can I just remove the necessary parts and ship that?

jamesfokes

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Thanks for the kind words marqmike. I have contributed in many threads with Grannyring and agree he is a voice of reason and I would add... knowledgeable.  
I can do these for you.  I'm realistically going to take your budget and spend it as wisely as possible making most audible changes first.  This was my business many years ago, today it is my hobby. PM me if interested. I'm also happy to provide info if you'd like to do it yourself.  

Tim 
Rather than arguing about quality of parts. I think it is very important to see what kind of budget that James wants to use. I tend to be more frugal than others here and I’d hate to discourage him from an update. Even with some less expensive parts, he will hear a big improvement from the stock crossovers and really what it comes down to is what the person doing the mods wants to use. 
I've been kinda arguing with Invictus005 on a couple of threads.  His points are actually correct that a polyprop is better than a mylar and a film & foil is better than a polyprop and a styrene is better than a film & foil and a Teflon is better than a styrene, but that doesn't make a Teflon the best for everything or any part the best or worse for every application. 
 lous just made my point perfectly. The original VCaps are Teflons… on a very detailed or maybe a slightly edgy tweeter, they will accentuate all the issues of the tweeter.  That tweeter needs a cap that is more forgiving.  You can't just put all of this in a can and say that this is how things are.  It requires a basic knowledge of every speaker that you are working on before choosing upgrade parts. 
@jamesfokes 
I am currently advising another Agoner in NC about a complete new build and have another Agoner from Michigan sending me drivers and crossovers.... Grannyring is more than qualified for this.  Please make arrangements for him to do this upgrade for you.  If for some reason he is also swamped, you can pm me afterward.  Tim 
@bache     why are you recommending that jamesfokes replace the drivers in his Mirage.  You know that would require an new crossover design.  Or does james have a defective driver and I missed it?  
I agree with you jeales.  Suggesting new drivers to a guy who wants a recap makes no sense... Also,   these speakers crossovers are more complicated than most already.  To make parts changes is really suggesting a totally new speaker.