B&W CDM2 - looking for replacement woofer alternative

erik: part out would be the alternative (selling the tweeters, the one good woofer, crossovers and housings). DIY forum already posted, great hands on guys there (a lot less pixeldust to deal with also :-)

IMO your best bet is to replace the defective woofer with an original if you can find one. I’d call around to a few speaker shops and see what they recommend. GR Research, Madisound, Meniscus, etc.

Being that those are a two way design, the woofer plays a huge role in vocals and the critical midrange. Replacing one woofer would function, but would not likely yield satisfactory results. Replacing both woofers would also function, and both speakers would at least be the same, but would also be sort of a crap shoot as to whether they would sound good. You might find some mods online that use replacement woofers for those speakers, where someone did some due diligence and worked out details that result in a nice sounding pair of speakers.

You might also find a whole DIY kit where you could salvage the cabinets, and replace all the drivers and crossover.

@kraftwerkturbo 

What exactly is pixeldust? As I see it no one has done anything here but try to help you.

I ordered the driver of a DM601, hope it physically fits. I also took the driver out, and found what is causing the issue. Previous owner (likely when putting expoxy on the small hole in the cone) must have dropped the driver. Magnet is askew to the basket, resulting in misaligned coil/gap. I will attempt to straighten the basket and magnet, nothing to loose. 

Good luck!  Fingers crossed 🤞