[TechAssist] Re: Acoustic Research speakers AR93Q, repairopinions please

  • From: Edward Gaidies <teltek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:56:32 -0500

Gary;
Research the site below, for your answers.

<http://www.primefocus.com/arindex.html>

-Ed-

teltek@xxxxxxxxxxxx

> 
> I have this pair of speakers come into the shop with foam surrounds
> desintegrated in all the woofers and midranges. They belong to a doctor
> who has given me the go ahead at $400.00 CDN
> guest-imate.
> I actually gave the price of $400.00 hoping to scare him off because I
> don't really feel like doing the job.(I'm not a speaker expert). Didn't
> expect him to say that he thought that was a fair price to repair and
> that the speakers are worth $1000.00 CDN.
> 
> Ok, so now the problem. Are original parts available for these, and what
> cost? If not available, what are replacement options in keeping these
> sounding like original?
> 
> The woofers are pn: 200035 (need 4 of them) and midranges are pn: 200036
> (need 2 of them)
> 
> All speakers are 8". The woofers measure 8.6 ohm on my meter, or 4.3 ohm
> -2 in parallel. The midrange measures 8.6 ohm. I measure 5.4 ohm across
> the input terminals of the complete encloser.
> 
> I have posted a web page to show the speakers and the cross over network
> schematic.
> 
> http://www.number63.ca/speakers/speakers.html
> 
> 
> Another option: installing new surrounds. I have attempted this one
> other time and it was a flop. The surround I got was just a generic so
> maybe that is why. I think I would want proper surrounds to fit these
> speakers if I attempt it again. Any pointers in doing this?
> Are the surrounds available?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions in how to go about repairing these the best
> way.

-- 
From: Ed Gaidies   
teltek@xxxxxxxxxxx
Tel-Tek Electronics

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