Dried up Ferrofluid?

If you are interested in getting your hands dirty, consider a new kit instead. Built the whole thing from scratch. :)

Erik, I asked you a while ago, but you never answered.  I read your paper on a pair of speakers you built, but asked how many pairs you have actually assembled?  Is it the one pair, really just curious, I am not handy and wouldn't dare try.

@jetter

I answered you. Go back and look.

But truth is I have never built cabinets. The cabinet for the SNR-1 was custom built by Lee Taylor of Taylor Acoustics.

The other 2 models used kit boxes. In all cases the part selection and schematics were my own.

Sorry erik, I must have missed your answer.  I wouldn't have expected you to build the cabinets, a whole other deal requiring the woodworking tools.  Just buying a kit with all the parts preselected by someone else seems adventurous to me.  As I mentioned, I am not handy in this way.

I have read several articles by people who have built speakers (not the cabinets) and the tuning via crossover part selection seems not for the faint of heart.

Dried up Ferrofluid?

I posted this up 6 months ago, why some were complaining about harsh Thiel tweeters that get non-linear distortions with sticky old Ferro Fluid that’s gone like tar, it has to be cleaned out, just don't add new fluid to a gummed up voice coil gap, you'll be wasting time and effort  

A lot cheaper than buying new diaphragms. $10 for new fluid vs up to $200 each for new diaphragms, and they could be clones/fakes.
Still have to clean out the old fluid doing either.

Tweeter Ferro Fluid and how to change it.
https://www.parts-express.com/ferrofluid-100ul-general-purpose-for-1-diameter-vc--340-540

https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/1843203

https://www.speakerrepairshop.nl/en/instructions/replace-ferrofluid-in-tweeter/c-36

Cheers George