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Mirage M1 8" woofer substitute

I have 2 blown 8" woofers on my Mirage M1 speakers (both on one side). The woofers do not look to be anything special. I think most of the sound is in the box and crossover design. Given the high price of replacements - nearly $300.00 each and slow delivery 3 to 5 weeks, I am thinking of installing a good 8" poly cone 20oz magnet 4 ohm speaker for a fraction of the cost. I think a slight bit of router work would be involved as the replacements I have found are about 0.0425" OD larger. Has anyone done this with success on the M1?

I know a fellow that did this with advent speakers - one side and you couldn't tell - and it was one of the tweeters!

Thoughts anyone?
keithmc

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Which ever brand of woofer you choose, I would install one new and one older driver in each speaker.

I have no idea if this after market driver will be as good as the original but my advice would at least give you a shot at balancing the channels.
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