I wouldn’t replace any drivers unless they’re problematic, and even then it’s better to repair than replace, as they’re proprietary to those speakers.
You could rotate the woofers 180° to offset the effects of gravity over the years,
Replacing drivers in Sonus Faber speakers..anyone?
I am beginning to think that at some point I will have to replace the drivers in my SF GH's...primarily due to age. The drivers are fine at the moment, but like everything. they are aging. Has anyone had to replace their SF drivers? If so, what was the source of the replacement and how did that get accomplished?
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replace working drivers is a wasted effort. unless they stop working, no need wasting money. you're worrying about nothing @daveyf |
@phusis in the past, I resorted to using a mild silicone oil on rubber surrounds. I won’t do that again, as I noticed it tends to actually increase the demise of the rubber, due to an increase in the drying out cycle. @ghdprentice I believe the GH woofers were sourced from Audiotechnolgie and not SEAS, but they were custom made for SF. The tweeter is made by Dynaudio and was also modded for SF. I’m hoping when the time comes that maybe Fine Sounds, if they are still the SF US rep, will have access to the drivers, but I’m not sure if they do. Which is why I posted my OP.
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All of the mid woofer drivers in all of the Snell speakers I ever owned needed replacement. The rubber surrounds come unglued. I found reasonable priced replacements so I always went that route. The drivers appear to be okay but if I gently ran my finger along the surface of the cone at the surround it was easy to see the issue. |
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