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Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
I use AudioQuest Dragon cables for hookup wire so the Duelund wire is in the same ball park. I use a 4ft pair and a 5ft pair of dragon cables that sold for about $300 a foot. 
Speaker Re-cap. How do you know when?
If the bypass cap on the woofer is blown then the woofer is more like a Full Range driver then a low frequency driver. If you want to send me a copy of the schematic I can help you with the parts. My hobby is updating crossovers and having the sch... 
JBL L300 - true myth?
I own a pair of L300s. I drive them with a pair of CARY SE 300 monoblock amps, an Audio Research SP25 MKII, a Cary PH302 phono stage, Origin Live table and arm with a Shelter 90x. I have built a new, external crossover for the L300s with Duelund r... 
recapping crossovers....do or don't?
I have built an outboard crossover for my JBL L-300s. The Duelund resistors are magic! If you have resistors in the signal path you NEED to give the Duelund resistors a try. The Mundorf Gold-Silver-Oil caps are also very very good in the signal path. 
Preamp with theater passthrough. Option?
I use an Audio Research LS-25MKII with great results. The LS-25 has two amp outputs so I run a pair of Cary SE300s when I play LPs and a Mac 2205 when I play the HT. 
Cary 300 SE vs Cary 300SEI
I'm not sure that you can compare a pair of Cary 300SEs to a Cary 300SEI. The preamp used to drive the Cary 300SEs can definitely make them perform at Class A status. I have driven my 300SEs with a Cary SLP-98L, an Audio Research LS16 and an Audio...