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17" woofer surrounds?
« on: June 09, 2012, 05:03:48 PM »
So, I've scoured the net and I can't seem to find 17" foam surrounds. Any recommendations? Could I use an 18" surround and just trim it, or is that just plain stupid?
I am confident that an SL-1200 is capable of outperforming turntables of much higher expense with minor modification.

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Re: 17" woofer surrounds?
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2012, 08:54:23 PM »
what are the drivers?
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Re: 17" woofer surrounds?
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2012, 10:41:11 PM »
You can't trim 18" to meet 17"....
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Re: 17" woofer surrounds?
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2012, 10:59:20 PM »
You can resized foam surrounds.  My 7" ADS woofers surrounds are resized 8 inch surrounds.
A simple butt join.  But...you need some special liquid to create this butt joint bond. 
Steve (the guy that used to advertize on CL) did this. Unfortunately he hasnt been on CL for a long
time.  I bought the speakers from him a few years ago and he assured me the bond was strong and
would hold up just as long as the surrounds.  So far hes right...no issues at all.  I'm sure Tom would have some insight into this.  I tried googling for this glue/liquid/process and turned up zilch. Sorry.

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Re: 17" woofer surrounds?
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2012, 11:08:50 PM »
Found a site where you can custom order odd sizes. 
http://www.decware.com/newsite/diy/decware/Speaker_Repair.html

Steve (from Decware. Not the CL Steve above) refoamed by Fourier Speakers back in the early 90s. 

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Re: 17" woofer surrounds?
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2012, 11:36:56 PM »
They are kenwood KL-A900X speakers that need refoamed. Maybe not worth it?
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Re: 17" woofer surrounds?
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2012, 06:46:38 AM »
Ed,
if you want to bring them over, I can tell if they are worth it...  PM me and I'll give you my address in Penn Hills...

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Re: 17" woofer surrounds?
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2012, 11:15:30 AM »
I heard Steve the Stereo Recycler got a divorce and moved back in with his parents.  Haven't heard from him since on CL.

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Re: 17" woofer surrounds?
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2012, 11:23:32 AM »
Ed,
if you want to bring them over, I can tell if they are worth it...  PM me and I'll give you my address in Penn Hills...

George

I don't really want to lug them around. Here's a pic of one to give you an idea... http://www.audiokarma.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1286
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Re: 17" woofer surrounds?
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2012, 09:55:35 PM »
From that pic, I would not spend too much time or money...

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