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Re: S45 Refoam

marty — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:38:56 GMT

Thanks all, I have now got nice sounding speakers again...

The Goodhifi website is well worth a look if anyone is undertaking a refoam. Photo sequences and video how to's.

Once again, thanks all.

Marty

Re: S45 Refoam

Dillen — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:54:41 GMT

It seems, Goodhifi doesn't align or shim anything.
That's asking for trouble with most drivers but that's probably just me...

You can buy foam rings everywhere and in many different qualities.
Some almost fit the drivers they were bought for.
But please understand that what you are buying are spare parts, which means that it
will take some kind of skill, education or at least a minimum of training to replace the parts.
I have done loads of drivers and I've thrown away hard-to-find original drivers that were destroyed
by owners wanting to have a go at repairing themselves.
No shim'ing, a skewed spider or deformation of the coil combined with the use of wrong glue often puts
the driver in the bin as unrepairable.
I am not saying that you can't do the refoaming yourself and if you would like to try your luck then the
S45's makes a good choice since the tolerances are pretty open and in case of a total disaster, a new pair
can be found quite easily. Of course, it will still be a waste of money and time and you will have to do the
new pair as well - only better.

I would recommend you let someone who knows how, get it right for you the first time.
It's not an expensive repair and worth it if you like the speakers.

Martin

Re: S45 Refoam

wirralsimon — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:27:17 GMT

Welcome to Beoword!

You will find instructions, pictures and a video of the process at:

http://www.goodhifi.com/

Regards

Simon

Re: S45 Refoam

marty — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:07:20 GMT

Don't know what happened there...

Can't seem to get rid of all that junk that attached to my mail...

Edit - I have removed it but I would do a virus scan if I were you just in case!

Peter

S45 Refoam

marty — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:00:20 GMT

Hi all,

Congratulations on a very informative forum.

I have got a refoam kit for a pair of S45's and was wondering if anyone has got any advise for the first timer.

I have read on here that it can be tricky getting it right regarding fitting shims. Also that if it gets done wrong I will have irreparable damage.

Is this so with my speakers? The refoam kit I have does not have any instructions with it. Does anyone have them or a link to a photo sequence?

Thanks in advance Marty