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Woops, well, a bargain appeared today on Gumtree in the form of a pair of Sorrento (light-beige) B&W DM601 S3s. I managed to snap them up for £75, including two four-metre+ lengths of terminated Van Den Hul speaker cable, marked "M.C. CS 122 HYBRID >Halogen Free<". One tweeter has a slight ding, and there's a crack in the top of the bezel of the other speaker, but otherwise in great condition (apart from needing a good clean).
So, I'll put the amp on hold until the New Year, and use what cash I have left for the Christmas pressies. Thanks to everyone for their advice! :)
PS: Anyone point me to a tutorial on safely removing that ding? I believe it's something to do with sellotape, or some kind of sucking implement…
Try a drinking straw and your mouth as the "sucking implement!"Quote:
Originally Posted by sburrell
Sometimes some very gentle kneading of the dome can work, although proceed with caution! I had a very dented dust cap on one of my little dynaudios slight presure to the rim of the dent fixed it with a pop! I do take no resposibilty for any action you might tak on this though :)
the best way to fix the cones dented by childeren in the shop is, well... Ring monitor audio and tell them to send me a replacment cone... They, for the most part, happily agree to!
Hi,
Well, I couldn't resist further peeks at eBay for a power amp. And, as I've come into a wee bitty of extra casharoonie, I've decided I may raise my budget slightly. What's really drawing my attention is this item on eBay. It's actually a relisting because no-one wanted it the first time round. I emailed him after the original auction ended and offered my budget, £100 + shipping, and he said he'd accept £130 plus postage. No-one took him up on the offer (there were apparently a couple of others, with their highest offer being £120 + shipping).
Is there any non-financial reason I shouldn't just go for it? Is £165 a good price for this? I can't really find much info on the 90/3 on the web, other than it is a typical Naim with all the associated positive characteristics.
Ta muchly fellas. :)
EDIT: Oh and it turns out the tweeter on the 601 S3s is aluminium and no amount of sucking will bring it back to good-as-new condition, though it'll still help. A replacement somewhere down the line may eventually be in order.
Phone B&W spares - they're very helpful and very prompt - you should be able to get just the tweeter diaphragm (I could for my DM601 - original model).
There is no way you'll manage to work out the ding properly.
Chris:)
Indeed - and I told her that last night, too!! :eyebrows:Quote:
Sometimes some very gentle kneading of the dome can work, although proceed with caution!
:flasher:
Marco.
Haha. I'm surprised you didn't also comment on the, "no amount of sucking will bring it back to good-as-new condition, though it'll still help." Or would that have been too crass? ;)
im not sure marco understands the concept of "too crass"
LOL! You wanna hear some of the stuff that gets discussed when I have the lads round for a sesh... :eek: :eyebrows:
Only the truly warped and deranged need apply! :trust:
Marco.