Matt

Hi fellow B&W 802 Series 80 Owners, I'm listening to my speakers circa 1981 right now and the first thing I did was grease every single connection with No-Ox-Id Special A electrical conductive grease I bought for $12.95 from Sailor's Solution in Mass. This includes the Molex connectors in the crossover. It's a bad choice for connection because they oxidize and will make drivers cut out, sending you on a wild goose chase to find the source. Take a pipe cleaner with some grease on it and ream the female connections and an old toothbrush with grease on the males. Happened the same with my B&W DM5's. All spade connectors and any and all detachable connectors,to the binding posts, woofers, midrange and in and around the environmental controls. The grease does NOT short anything, just makes the connection clean and prevents oxidation. Read about the history of No-Ox-Id. I have revived expensive components that were abandoned by owners who had given up on them. I may decide to replace the old caps some day but my speakers are sounding pretty nice as is. .