Snell E type ll crossover rebuild thoughts


I have an original set that I like very much. But am I missing something? They are getting old. I have rebuilt quite a few crossovers (cap replacement). Changing values, circuitry is above my skill level.
I hesitate to go the typical film route.

Has anyone performed this with success? Your advice, thoughts, cautions are as always, appreciated. 
pkvintage

Showing 1 response by johnss

would be careful on recapping snells. Peter Snell hand matched all the components for each speaker.

years ago I had a pair of Snell type 1s. decided to "improve" the sound by upgrading all the caps. Speakers sounded like S _ __ _ afterward. Thankfully I had marked all the components before removing them so could fit back in their same location.

its been a long time since i looked at a Snell xover, but my guess is on the E2 you have lytics bypassed with film caps. you may want to test the lytics and make sure tehy are still good. if not would only replace with same value and voltage rating of the originals.