In article , Godfrey Wilkes
writes
I recently purchased some S3TLM Ribbon kits from IPL Acoustics and have
posted a review of my experience he

http://sites.google.com/site/stevesstuffproject/Home

Might be of interest to anyone considering the DIY approach to speakers.


Hi Steve
Interesting reading, I many years ago built the TL speakers of Chris
Roger's fame, basically a copy of Cambridge R50's ,I believe they are
still going strong ,

At that time I was part of a company called Enigma Audio based in
Brighton, we built high quality Pre and Power Amps, Preferred by many in
blind listening tests to the Nap 250 etc.

On the repair front did you not think of refoaming your midrange drivers
, I have just done that my Kef 105/3's bass drivers. All 4 of them, the
results were well worth the effort

Just for the record I obtained my parts from
http://speaker-repairs.co.uk

I have nowt to with this company but Greg Barnes is a jolly
nice guy to deal with

Later



--
M Wright

M Wright wrote:

On the repair front did you not think of refoaming your midrange
drivers , I have just done that my Kef 105/3's bass drivers. All 4 of
them, the results were well worth the effort

Just for the record I obtained my parts from
http://speaker-repairs.co.uk

I have nowt to with this company but Greg Barnes is a jolly
nice guy to deal with


I know this wasn't a response to my post, but...

My Wharfedale 12 inch bass driver surrounds failed after some 30 years of
service. They were neoprene, not foam. The dimensions of my Wharfedale
surrounds did not fit any of the standard 12 inch driver surrounds that I
could locate on the web. Also, I tried several repair companies but none of
them would commit to a repair.

That was my excuse for getting my IPL speakers :-)

But my Wharfedales are in storage, just in case...

"M Wright" wrote in message
...
In article , Godfrey Wilkes
writes
I recently purchased some S3TLM Ribbon kits from IPL Acoustics and have
posted a review of my experience he

http://sites.google.com/site/stevesstuffproject/Home

Might be of interest to anyone considering the DIY approach to speakers.


Hi Steve
Interesting reading, I many years ago built the TL speakers of Chris
Roger's fame, basically a copy of Cambridge R50's ,I believe they are
still going strong ,

At that time I was part of a company called Enigma Audio based in
Brighton, we built high quality Pre and Power Amps, Preferred by many in
blind listening tests to the Nap 250 etc.

On the repair front did you not think of refoaming your midrange drivers ,
I have just done that my Kef 105/3's bass drivers. All 4 of them, the
results were well worth the effort

Just for the record I obtained my parts from
http://speaker-repairs.co.uk


Thanks for the link, bookmarked for future reference, just in case.

No I didn't think of having the drivers refoamed as I'd wrongly assumed that
parts for a 30 year old unit would be unobtainable. It was only after I'd
ordered and fitted the replacement drivers that re-foaming services where
brought to my attention by the imf-electronics yahoo group.



I have nowt to with this company but Greg Barnes is a jolly
nice guy to deal with

Later



--
M Wright

M Wright wrote:

On the repair front did you not think of refoaming your midrange
drivers , I have just done that my Kef 105/3's bass drivers. All 4 of
them, the results were well worth the effort

Just for the record I obtained my parts from
http://speaker-repairs.co.uk

I have nowt to with this company but Greg Barnes is a jolly
nice guy to deal with


Thanks. As a result of this post I contacted speaker-repairs about my
Wharfedale 12 inch bass drivers that have been languishing in the loft since
the surrounds fell apart. Over the past few years I tried quite a few repair
companies with no success but Greg has just gotten back to me with a likely
replacement surround kit.