@eidnpniss I re did my Dynaudio S25 with Neotech OCC 14 awg on the midwoofer and 21 awg on the tweeter.
Replace Dynaudio woofers?
Hello. I have a pair of woofer blown Dynaudio Contour 1.1s They have been sitting, unused, in a clean, temp controlled room for at least 15 years. I hooked them up recently and the tweeters were emitting sound.
Is it worth to source OEM woofers to replace? Is it an easy job I can manage myself? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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OK 1. you have seen/shown us, the crossover has a blown/burnt part. It must be replaced. You can get the crossover board out, that’s how it got in, then get new part from parts express, then ____ who removes/replaces the part. Do you know anyone who can solder? You could easily mail the crossover board to _____? 2. woofer glued: I was wrong: looks like the woofer was previously removed, the sound seal (round foam or rubber ring) was not replaced, so they glued it back in. You should solve that problem when you put the woofer back in: a continuous seal to prevent any air/sound in/out, then screw, not glue the woofer back in. 3. to prove the removed woofer is ok, you can turn the volume all the way down, touch speaker wires to the two tabs on the loose woofer, turn volume up very slightly, see/hear it move, means voice coil is still working/ok. Or, remove other speaker’s woofer, make some wire jumpers long enough for trial. IF woofer cone does not move, that means the woofer's voice coil got melted. If so, you could ship the woofer to Miller Sound, or replace them both with something parts express recommends. |
@xidnpnlss I searched the internet for a Dynaudio 15w38, but as of now, I have not found any helpful info. To replace this with a different driver, you need this info at a minimum. Very closely matching sensitivity of the driver Very closing matching impedance at the crossover point (not necessarily stated impedance( FS & QTS that will produce reasonable bass response in the same box.... I have only found 2 drivers that my best guess will work as a drop in, but without knowing the measurements of the Dyn, there is no way to tell for sure. If you completely switch drivers, rather than look for a drop in, you can easily modify the crossover and get satisfying results. I know that you are on a budget, I would start with replacing the burnt resistors,. On a hard budget, I would get the Dayton 1% precision 10 watt resistors (green) from parts express. Most likely, they are the only components burnt in the crossover. Confirm that and let me know. Start there. |
@xidnpnlss any updates? I’m really hoping you can resurrect your speakers. |
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