"Keith G" wrote in message


"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Chris Hills" wrote in message


I was careless in transporting a pair of 3-way speakers.
I am looking for a pair of 80mm/3" mid-range drivers to
repair it, ideally 40W/16Ohm but I will take anything as
long as the size matches.

Speaker manufacturers usually supply replacement drivers
for only somewhat inflated prices.

Who made your speakers? Contact them!

If you don't come up with exact replacment driver(s) the sound of your
speaker will change and it will be
less useful in a stereo pair.

But will it matter at the end of the day?

Depends on whose day it is.

It has mattered for me - I've experienced a few driver failures over the
years and I *always* replaced them with proper replacmement drivers obtained
from the manufacturer.

Just putting new drivers into (presumably) old 3-way speakers is going
to alter things even if only slightly and it will only
take 20 minutes to absorb the changes.

That's pretty sloppy.

Drivers make the speaker, and drivers aren't necessarily that similar even
if they fit in the same hole with the same screws.

Thanks Keith for admitting that for all of your heavy breathing, your ears
musn't be very discriminating.