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Crossover circuit; Hales Reference Revelation 3 speakers
Hey guys, thanks for the insights.  I replaced the blown components on the crossover boards, and turned out I needed to replace the drivers, too.  Had some help from Madisound finding supposedly similar drivers to match the values of the originals... 
Crossover circuit; Hales Reference Revelation 3 speakers
Thanks, Tim...those are good suggestions.  I have yet to actually remove the board and have a closer look, to see if I can get a reading on the markings.  There is a hand-written label on there (as there is on all of the caps) which seems to say "... 
Crossover circuit; Hales Reference Revelation 3 speakers
Thanks!  I will explore that, as well 
experiencing distorted playback with Benz Ruby 2
perhaps the next upgrade....the system can always sound better! That's what drives us. That, and maybe some level of insanity, as well 
experiencing distorted playback with Benz Ruby 2
Thanks a lot for the detailed thoughts. As I also explained to the poor guy I bought the cartridge from, this is my first time ever playing around with a cartridge of this caliber. I was initially concerned that I was putting too much tracking for... 
experiencing distorted playback with Benz Ruby 2
Guys...after spending some time with a test record and tweaking, I noticed on the vertical tracking test the needle was almost bouncing out of the tracks in the 19-20Hz range. I increased the tracking force a bit and this went away.Now the thing s...