Scrappy

Funny you mention them Rob … I was just reading about them on a forum page elsewhere. Good to know your experience with them … thank you for the suggestion!

I appreciate the recommendation! Midwest replied with “Worse case is that we can totally rebuild them, but we will have to use paper cones”. That got me thinking if a paper cone would be the best option over all the other materials out there? Maybe I am ultimately being too concerned? Maybe I just need to concentrate on the packaging for shipping 😬 If it were you, which facility would you send these too? Midwest or Speaker Exchange? I like the sound of the ability to repair any driver in any condition (pretty much). Maybe I should send out an email to them as well and get their take on the situation. Thanks for the help!

Wow! Wish I had those capabilities … Awesome thread!!! Thank you

Hello all, I am curious if it is possible to re-foam woofers multiple times? Here’s the scoop … I have been looking for vintage speakers, not sure what, but something that when I see them I will know. Big … not too big … I stumbled upon a set of Pioneer DSS-9’s. Began reading up on them to know I probably shouldn’t mess with them. Famously brittle woofers with polymer graphite cones and dual voice coils. Super sexy Beryllium tweeters I have never had a set of monkey coffins before … I liked what I heard … and I made a rash decision. Speakers are in decent shape with the exception of the missing woofer rings. They looked to have been re-foamed before and it appears to be pretty messy. Which leads me to the question, can they be re-foamed again? I don’t dare touch them as I don’t have the steadiest hands. My search will go out to a few speaker specialists (already tried to contact Midwest Speakers). Any other recommendations would be appreciated … I would like these to be done right. Man if I can get these into full restoration, they should sound choice flanking the C19 / TFM4.0. Thanks for any suggestions! Scrappy

Welcome aboard George! I am a tube preamp (Carver C19) and solid state (TFM45) guy currently.

Welcome aboard Mike!

Hi Heat Sink! I have two of those 400t cubes myself. Welcome to the site.

Hello Tom, welcome to the site! I have a C1 that was in for a complete refresh with the added Bill D. mod and Gundry filter added. All work was done by Greg at Nelion Audio in June of 2022. I have several Carver pieces from the past and have been considering letting some go to fund my way to Bob’s new tube gear. If this sounds of interest to you, feel free to message me and we can work something out. Rob

Hello Daniell. I too lived at that NATO base for a year … although my time was in the 90’s. Welcome to the site!

I was stationed in Keflavik Iceland at the time. We came across with our F15’s to engage in some training missions with the Norwegian F16’s. We had a blast there … I hope to make it back there some day to be able to be more of a tourist and travel across the country.

Hello Quattro and Norway! I spent a week in Bodo back when I was in the Military. Beautiful place. Welcome to the Site!

Welcome to the site Anthony! Greg does fantastic work!!!

Hi Michele ... Welcome to the site!!!

Welcome to the forum 3p. we are always curious … what kind of Carver gear are we talking? 😃

Welcome to the site opusstuf!

Hello and Welcome MusicLover! I too have had a life long love for the audio hobby as well. Sounds like some NICE equipment … PLEASE post some pictures 😃

Welcome to the site Bill

Welcome to the site Doug!

Hi Tim ... Welcome!

Hi Mark ... Welcome!

Welcome N58RG! I currently have a TFM45 at Nelion … and THANKS for the Reminder! I have two M400t’s that I keep meaning to email him about to get on their list.

Welcome Chris! The C-19 preamp was my very first purchase and the start of my love for Carver gear!

Welcome to the site RBQ!

Hi & welcome to the forum Jaws!