New member - Dahlquist DQ10 questions


Hello gentle people,

im a retired electronics engineer so I now have time to do some repair projects I've been wanting to do. 
I've wanted to get back into listening to my stereo setup and be able to play vinyl again so I resurrected a pioneer pl 50 table and then got to looking at my DQ10's thinking I'd refoam the woofers, check the crossovers, etc. I've owned the dq10's for over 25 years and never did a thing to them but when I got them apart, I found the woofer surrounds to be in great shape, which I thought was really weird. The guy I bought them from mirrored them and I'm wondering if he then coated the woofer foams and that's why they're in such good condition.
I did find one of the 5" mids has a approx 1/4" tear in the rubber surround. It plays ok but I'm thinking the surrounds on both mids should be replaced. 
I've been doing a lot of reading but see no replacements for rubber surrounds for these.
Anyone know of a source?
Also, I'm driving these with a (about to be recapped) quad 405-2, that is driven by a Mac C27. 
Im thinking even after a recap, the quad may not be up to the task. Thoughts?

Thanks very much

ritamacaw
Thanks for your response Al, much appreciated. 
I'll checkout miller sound. 

Have a great holiday. 
Michael
lots of info out there on improving the already good DQ-10. Memory has it w phillips midrange, which should be available or repairable. I would replace the Piezo “super tweeter” for sure, those were obnoxious.
have fun, the quad is a good amp from a legend!
best
jim
I had the DQ-10's as my first speaker.  I drove them with Mac gear (C-28 pre and 2205 Amp).  The amp was rated at 200 watts per side.  My experience was that they really needed a lot of power / current to get to them going.  I don't think you should be shy about getting a lot of power to them, the more the better.
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