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In Reply to: RE: Finally getting a "real" vintage receiver! posted by MannyE on January 26, 2017 at 09:48:16
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I have 4 of those beauty's, have you done any crossover upgrades,
or are you bi-amping?. Mine are still stock, not using them at the
moment, but will get to it soon.
at the moment. I have had difficulty understanding the babelfish translations from Japanese concerning crossover modifications. They still sound fantastic without touching anything, but I do have the owners manual if I ever decide to modify. These were a lucky find at Salvation Army back when 70s vintage gear was still showing up for cheap.
I was lucky also @ $50. ea. in mint cond. 10 yrs. ago. The caps
are over 50 yrs. old, so I'd get those replaced asap, maybe the coils
later. You risk blowing the tweeter horn at least, and as far as I know,
zero diaphragms avail. Caps (electrolytic) can double in value when they go bad, so...
Edits: 01/27/17
and woofer circuits? The modification article seems to be saying to use a polypropylene cap in both circuits and to bypass the tweeter cap with a .1uF polypropylene cap as well. The language about magnetic leads on the electrolytic caps has me totally confused.Thanks for scaring me into the cap replacement, as I would not want thse horn tweeters destroyed.
Edits: 01/27/17
I'd do at least the minimum quality...Daytons (Parts Express) or
Solens. I'm thinking Daytons myself. I don't know which caps might
use magnetic (plated steel?) leads, but best avoided I'd think.
Not as important to use film caps on woofer, but may as well.
You want 10% tolerance as a minimum.
I hear both arguments about bypass caps, pro and con. May or
may not make any audible gains.
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