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Speaker Crossover Rebuild

I have an old pair of Altec Lansing speakers. 3-way, with 10" woofers. Lately, I have been using them much more than in previous years, and it seems these speakers have developed an unbearable brightness. VERY obnoxiously BRIGHT. Enough to endanger my hearing. I wonder if some capacitors, or other components of the crossover circuit have gotten way out of spec.

So I guess that is my question. Do speaker crossovers get out of spec? Can this result in extreme brightness in sound? If so, I am tempted to get the soldering iron out.

I bought these speakers around 1983.
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