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NHT 3.3 , anybody modded this speaker?

I am interested in modding a pair of stock NHT 3.3 speakers with Mundorf silver oil caps and DH Labs Q-10 wiring. The factory is cautioning me that this is different, maybe not better. They say the critical matching was in the drivers, not the cross overs.

Have you tried any of this? Any suggestions?

Why the mod? With my Dunlavy Cantatas I hear and feel an ambience in the recording, their astounding that way. The NHT's are great but I wonder about the transparency.
jothompson

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magfan
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'Odd' capacitor values are probably caps in parallel which add to the correct value.
Inductors? Several online calculators if you are willing to wind your own!
Also, many inductor makers will 'dewind' the next higher value to whatever you require.
My panels, for example, use a 3.5mh which is not a standard value. The next value up is a 3.7 or 3.8mh.
magfan
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Try Humble HiFi for cap tests. You may be scared off by the price of the caps which MAY or MAY NOT help!

Also, US is right. Odds are? I don't know about degrade, but help?

I suspect your tech bowed out because it was a no-win situation.
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