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Speaker Re-cap. How do you know when?

Howdy. Looking for input on speaker capacitors & their life span. I have a set of Infinity Renaissance 90's and the bass seems to be thinner than it used to. Thinner meaning not as strong, feel it in your chest type bass. The speakers go down to 27hz, so I know form the specs and experience that it can happen. Reason I am asking about the capacitor, is "back in the 70's", I had a pair of Pioneer speakers that occasionally would literally blow the insides out of a cap. I'd go to Speaker City grab a new one & solder it in till she blew again.
Question; Is there a chance the caps are old & hammered or am I searching the wrong area? What have you folks experienced? Are there even caps in the woofer cross-over’s?
Speakers are powered by Krell KCT pre & Krell FPB300cx.
PS - The surrounds look like new.
Thanks for any input and advice.
-John
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I found a cross over scematic last night on the net. I'll do some research on the matter. I like the note about air leaks. While all looks A-OK, I'll double check. I am not that much of an elctrician to know how to check the cross overs with an ohm meter, which is how I suppose it should be done. I see Humble Homemade HIfi has done some capacitor comparison which looks cool. Anyone know of a good reputable shop I could send the cross overs to to have them checked & possibley tuned up? Probably would'nt hurt.
Thanks again, John
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