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Gear / Technical Help => Playback Forum => Topic started by: audBall on June 20, 2007, 04:41:31 PM
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Anyone ever done this? or paid someone to do it?
I received a quote from a local guy for $35/driver to replace the outer foam on some oldies. Is this a decent price?
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Anyone ever done this? or paid someone to do it?
I received a quote from a local guy for $35/driver to replace the outer foam on some oldies. Is this a decent price?
I had it done by some outfit in PA and that was about the price I paid...no idea if it was competitive, I just did it...
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My dad got his AR-4s refoamed about 10 years ago, he paid about that per woofer...
You can buy the kit and do it yourself for cheaper... But at $30, its not really worth the hassle and potential mess-up...
What kind of speakers are we talking about here???
Terry
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I refoamed the woofers in a pair of large advents. Not really a big deal, you just have to take your time and do it right.
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Thanks for all the feedback, guys! +T's around...
The speakers are Bose 601 Series II's. I know, I know....Bose. However, I get a call from a friend about a month ago saying he's "had these speakers in his basement for years....got `em from a friend and never used them" and that he wants to get rid of them for free. Having purchased a new pair of VR1's not too long before, I figured why not? It'd make for some good at-home comps.
I unplugged the VR1's, connected the 601's, and was immediately hooked. I haven't even hooked the VR1's back up since. The 601's sounded a little bright at first, but they were wide open and deep. The brightness chilled out after running some juice through them for a while. They're only two-way's but they're about 2.5 times the size of the VR1's. Does that make it fair to compare? :P
The thing is, the two bottom woofers have quite a bit of foam rot.....and they still sound damn good. I figure I'll just have all four refoamed and be done with it. I can't wait to hear them after it's done.
Here's some info on them:
- 2-way, Dual 8" Woofer Design (one front firing and one up firing)
-Nominal Impedance 8 ohms
-Frequency Response 28 Hz - 20 kHz
-4x 3" sealed frame, cone Tweeters Reflecting front and back
- 2kHz Cross Over Point
- Binding post style wire connections
-Self-resetting circuit breaker for tweeter and overall fuse protection
-2.75" Tuned Port for extended low frequency range and response
-Power Handling 20 watts minimum - 200 watts maximum
A re-foamed pair just sold here for $500 so I figure I got a good deal. ;D
You'll have to scroll down about half way or just search the page for "601 Series II".
http://www.oaktreeent.com/Stereo_Speakers.htm
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i have a pair of 301's that instead of replacing the foam, i got 2 punch(rockford fosgate) free-air 8"s. you can get them in 8ohm versions. yeah it cost a little more ~$80/pr. but the sound improved DRAMATICALLY. i realize you'd have to replace 4, but it would be well worth it. since they were free anyway.
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I doubt the drivers are worth $30 brand new. I would take one out and look around on eBay for replacement parts before paying to have it re-foamed.
Chris
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i have a pair of 301's that instead of replacing the foam, i got 2 punch(rockford fosgate) free-air 8"s. you can get them in 8ohm versions. yeah it cost a little more ~$80/pr. but the sound improved DRAMATICALLY. i realize you'd have to replace 4, but it would be well worth it. since they were free anyway.
That's not a bad idea. I'm assuming these are woofers intended for car audio?
I doubt the drivers are worth $30 brand new. I would take one out and look around on eBay for replacement parts before paying to have it re-foamed.
Chris
Thank you for pointing this out. +T I'll do some searching.
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That's not a bad idea. I'm assuming these are woofers intended for car audio?
exactly. make sure you look at "free-air" and 8ohm.
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check out wooferrepair.com. did a pair of 10" bostons for about 25$ shipped. comes w/ a dvd on the whole process. came out nice. give it a try. ed
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yeah i refoamed my speakers too (Infinity RS425s) they were old and i had blown them a long time ago. i bought the kit on ebay for like 15-20 bucks. it came pretty fast, i had a good time doing it, and they sound GREAT! fwiw