Andrei
01-10-2014, 23:13
I have friend who is into vintage Hi-Fi. He has a rock-solid Perreaux Power Amp, an attractive AR turntable with a Jelco Arm and Denon 103 cartridge.
His Speakers are a pair of Tannoy Oxford T125. The whole shebang sounds pretty darn good but the Tannoys are getting soft round the edges. The foam support that joins the drivers to the cabinet are pretty flabby. The result is that the cone excursions are pretty scary.
http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y530/Andrei_nz/tannoyoxfordt125_zps76d999c7.jpg (http://s1279.photobucket.com/user/Andrei_nz/media/tannoyoxfordt125_zps76d999c7.jpg.html)
This is a web picture of a pair of Tannoy Oxfords that appear in better nick than those of my mate.
Where to begin? I know nothing - to the point that I don't even know if one should begin.
I suspect replacing the foam and checking that the construction is still rigid is the way to go.
So any help or pointers where to get help would be much appreciated.
These speakers are not worth a lot of money but I have to say produce a sound very suitable for the music that is played on them: Neil Young, The Band, Television; so I think they may be worth some effort.
His Speakers are a pair of Tannoy Oxford T125. The whole shebang sounds pretty darn good but the Tannoys are getting soft round the edges. The foam support that joins the drivers to the cabinet are pretty flabby. The result is that the cone excursions are pretty scary.
http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y530/Andrei_nz/tannoyoxfordt125_zps76d999c7.jpg (http://s1279.photobucket.com/user/Andrei_nz/media/tannoyoxfordt125_zps76d999c7.jpg.html)
This is a web picture of a pair of Tannoy Oxfords that appear in better nick than those of my mate.
Where to begin? I know nothing - to the point that I don't even know if one should begin.
I suspect replacing the foam and checking that the construction is still rigid is the way to go.
So any help or pointers where to get help would be much appreciated.
These speakers are not worth a lot of money but I have to say produce a sound very suitable for the music that is played on them: Neil Young, The Band, Television; so I think they may be worth some effort.