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CELESTION SL6 Si - woofer replacement/repair

The woofer on one of my SL6 Si speakers has started "buzzing" on passages where there is heavy bass. Otherwise, I think it sounds fine. I assume the surround needs to be repaired, but that's just a guess. Is this something that can be repaired for not a lot of $? If so, any recommendations? Alternatively, could I just swap in a replacement woofer (if one can be located)? If that would work, any recommendations re: where to find replacement parts? Thanks!
bartleby1
bartleby1 OP
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thanks for all the great feedback. what should i do (if anything) to determine what the source of the buzzing is? - i don't want to do anything to make things worse if i can help it, obviously. this may not be a good thing to do, but i very very gently applied a feather-light amount of pressure to the surround while it was playing and the buzzing went away - not sure what that might indicate.
erikminer
433 posts
 
"not sure what that might indicate"

It means the woofer is beat. Like Rleff said, get a hold of Millersound and have them fix the woofer.. They may be the best speaker repair shop in the country.
lucala
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Fascinating reading for a SL6 fan. One of mine also goes "grrr" and I want to have it looked at. But how does one open the unit??
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roxy54
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Lucala,
It isn't hard. First, unscrew the ribbed aluminum plate. Underneath that, the driver is screwed to the baffle. Carefully unscrew it, and you can remove the driver. It is hard wired though, so if you want to take it away from the speaker, you will need to cut or unsolder the lead wires. It is really packed with foam on the inside.
lucala
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Thanks Roxy

Unfortunately my speaker is the SL6 (not SL6 Si) No screws are to be found once the aluminum plates are removed. The tweeter can be withdrawn, but the driver appears to by fixed to the baffle from the inside of the unit.
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