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I picked up a set of Diamante's for cheap. They have trashed foam surrounds but otherwise seem fine. I plan on veneering the "marble" with a beautiful teak or rosewood- I haven't decided.The angles will look pretty cool with the right veneer. The marble is not so cool but rigid and heavy. 

Curious if some upgraded drivers would improve the sound- as apposed to re-foaming. I realize this is a shot in the dark but my understanding is Roy from GMA has passed so not sure where to get driver advice. Open to any and all suggestions.

ovinewar1
whipsaw
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FWIW I was a big fan of Roy's speakers, and owned two pairs over the years. I did not own the Diamante, but I expect that they would be well worth renovating. I would also be inclined to first try replacing the foam, rather than tinkering with the drivers.

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thecarpathian
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A simple phone call and a couple of questions answered.

That to me is easier than reforming decades old drivers if there is indeed drop in replacements.

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dekay
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ovinewar1:

If the the drivers are OEM labeled when you pull them please post the info for future researchers.

 

DeKay

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thecarpathian
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I'm thinking Green Mountain used ScanSpeak, that's why I suggested it's likely there's a drop in substitute. Of course, I have no idea why I think that. I could be completely wrong. Oops! Stupid auto correct. I wrote refoaming.

ovinewar1 OP
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The woofer is ScanSpeak 21W/8552 Classic. Tweeter is also Scanspeak  D2010/8513. The midrange is Eton 4-203/25 HEX. The tweeter is still available in a slightly different form. Drivers look high quality. The surrounds were cheap and May attempt this. I have a message into Madisound asking for compatible drop ins. The marble is just ugly for my tastes but the design is very cool and with a proper high end veneer job these could look exceptional. Also will polish the aluminum around speakers to see if I can mirror it. The drivers all have a part number sticker- Kxxxx where the X’s are numbers. Assume these are GMA part numbers. the foam diaphragm covering the tweeters have pinholes- not sure how to deal with that. I only bought these because I know Roy was a gem and didn’t want these to go to the waste bin. 

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