AA Lascala xover questions.

[Ray_pierrewit]

Hello,

I've taken the advice of several people here from when
I first bought my oldish Lascalas: set them up, listen to them for a
few months, love them, then think about upgrades and modifications. I'm
there now.

I've decided to change the caps and try to bring the crossovers back to factory specs. I found these for sale on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rebuild-Kit-Klipsch-Type-AA-Crossover-Network-Sonicaps_W0QQitemZ370034476283QQihZ024QQcategoryZ14993QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

My
questions are: Has anyone here purchased these and installed them? If
so, how difficult was the operation, how long can I expect it to take,
I'm a beginner but will likely be doing this with a tech by my side.

Will
I need anything else to bring these back to spec? Should I consider
changing the wires (I think I read of someone who installed and
preferred silver vire, any thoughts?)

Should I choose to one day
change crossovers altogether and build some ALK universals, is there a
market for good AA crossovers? What price can I expect to fetch for
said crossovers?

I'll try to include a picture of my crossovers as they look now:

Thanks, as always, for any help,

dna

[G.Kennedy]

Hey there ... the link did not work for me ... but I am guessing it goes to one of BEC's auctions for Soniccaps.

Yes you can do this your self. An inexpensive soldering iron, some solder and a set of wire cutters is all you need (saftey glasses too)

See those three tube looking things .... your gonna replace the with three new ones ... very easy point to point wireing.

With a tech a your side, you have no worries. BEC (and others will be along shorty to guide you). Sonic caps are good .... depending on who you talk to ... and the size of your wallet ... there are other options. Will you hear a difference between different boutique caps ????..... only your ears can judge that ... I am running Sonic caps and they sound good to me.

Would I like to try Mundorfs ... you bet ... would I be able to hear a difference .... until I try ... I can't answer that.

[Ray_pierrewit]

So then the rest of the parts in the crossover should be good
as-is? Yes, I think the ebay link is for some Soniccaps, the seller's
name is Bob Crites (I think I've seen his name here on this forum).

[BEC]

So then the rest of the parts in the crossover should be good

as-is? Yes, I think the ebay link is for some Soniccaps, the seller's

name is Bob Crites (I think I've seen his name here on this forum).

I am around here somewhere.....

Send me an email.

Bob Crites

bobcrites@mac.com

[colterphoto1]

I am around here somewhere.....

Bob Crites

Priceless.....[]

[Daddy Dee]

I am around here somewhere.....

Bob Crites

Priceless.....

for the rest, there's MasterCard.

[sunburnwilly]

I am around here somewhere.....

Bob Crites

Priceless.....

for the rest, there's MasterCard.

I think Bob only takes paypal or cash .

[luckasaaron]

I am around here somewhere.....

Bob Crites

Priceless.....

for the rest, there's MasterCard.

I think Bob only takes paypal or cash .

Well thats quite the conundrum.

[IndyKlipschFan]

Ray..

Bob will look at what you have.. test the x over... (make sure other things are at spec as well...) and do what you want.

(Maybe even clean it off a little.. hahahahahahahaha) Wow, is that dusty!

Good guy.. Fair in prices...Good reputation too.

Bob and some others are a nice asset to the board.. (And no, I get nothing for telling you this... LOL) We all work together to help each other out here on the forum. To me, it is a Karma thing..What goes around, comes around.

Roger