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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@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.

Blown drivers can be repaired if you want to go to the trouble of replacing the voice coil.