Not that different from what I can see. I use to be a Spendor dealer but not currently one. I am a dealer for other products brought in by the current importer so I see price lists and technical info. The best bet would be to get them direct from England; you might check on the Spendor forum on Yahoo to see if anyone on there could help you or contact a Spendor dealer in England.
Spendor SP100 mid/bass rubber surround
My Spendor SP100 mid and woofer are both broken which must
be replaced. However, Spendor refused to repair or supply the rubber
surround for me to repair by myself. They only agree to provide new
driver but the price is very costly = $5xx for a pair of mid and $1,xxx for
a pair of woofer. I believe Spendor also want to take profit from parts
that's why don' t help to repair or supply parts for your own repair!
This after sales service is really too bad!!!!
Since I can't find the rubber surround for the mid/woofer from my sources, if any expert here knows where to get it to save my SP100
please help!
Thanks
Simon
be replaced. However, Spendor refused to repair or supply the rubber
surround for me to repair by myself. They only agree to provide new
driver but the price is very costly = $5xx for a pair of mid and $1,xxx for
a pair of woofer. I believe Spendor also want to take profit from parts
that's why don' t help to repair or supply parts for your own repair!
This after sales service is really too bad!!!!
Since I can't find the rubber surround for the mid/woofer from my sources, if any expert here knows where to get it to save my SP100
please help!
Thanks
Simon
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Did you call the guys at Q S and D audio. They were the US Importers for Spendor for years. That mau have some advice for you. http://www.qsandd.com/ |
I don't believe that you ould find any buyer who would knowingly purchase a Spendor speaker without original, or factory replacement drivers. The sound of the speaker is largely due to the drivers used. If your friend sold you S100 speakers with a foam surround mid driver, then I would say it is not original. If he, or someone else managed to cobble it together with a foam surround, it will not sound the same. |
I regrettably agree that the drivers must be original. I would be sorely tempted to return the whole mess to the guy that sold them to you. If they were a gift that is obviously a whole different story. If you really want Spendor after knowing about the service issues I would buy another all original pair. In fact I never even considered buying "modded" speakers. The enginerring is so precise and carefully planned I just don't believe this is a place for amatueres. I replaced the tweeters on my JM Lab Focal speakers with exact drivers, that wre there originally and were provided by the North American importer. I wouldn't have done it any other way |
According to my Spendor manual, they keep a record of driver performance characteristics for every speaker they made, so if a driver needs replacement they can sell one that is an exact replacement. Spendor takes great efforts to match drivers precisely---to within 1% I believe---so getting a speaker with the original drivers would be very important IMO. This also explains why the price for a replacement driver might appear high. They are doing more than just selling a speaker that you could buy from a mailorder place. |
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