Re: System down: Audiophile urgency

On Apr 16, 10:25 pm, "Dave" <dspear9...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "codifus" <codi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> news:fu3bqu02ums@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Apr 14, 9:55 pm, "Arny
Krueger" <ar...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > .........
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> > How hard would it be to take the Xover out and replace the components
> > with higher grade stuff? I'm a novice when it comes this. Just
> > wondering.
>
> Technically, not difficult at all if you haven't heat-damaged a PCB
> significantly.
>
> But... are the speakers worth it?  You'll probably spend $50-$100 on
parts
> after you get them all ****pped to you if you opt for some high-quality
caps
> and chokes.  Then you might have issues with fit if the parts are
mounted on
> a circuit board.  You could probably sell the speakers and invest the
same
> $$ into a used pair of <much better> speakers which retail for more than
> $500 new.
>
> Dave

True. I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that the Tower IIs just
can't handle extended listening at high power anymore. I've had them
for about 4 years, and it was only in the last year, after adding the
0404USB to my system that the Tower IIs have been dying. That 0404USB
made me enjoy music so much more that my listening time went up
significantly, and the weakest link in my system therefore failed.

I guess I have to buy bigger speakers. Those Infinity Beta 50s, look
nice, but I feel I may be jumping from the frying pan into the fire
because they seem to have similar power handling capabilities to the
Tower IIs. Something tells me that I'll be cooking something on those
as well.

Funny how my increased enjoyment of my stereo has caused me to fry my
speakers:)

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