Source for Replacement Driver?

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sbauer

Audiophyte
I have a NR 1201 in need of a new driver. Anyone have ideas?
 
TLS Guy

TLS Guy

Audioholic Jedi
I have a NR 1201 in need of a new driver. Anyone have ideas?
What is the matter with the driver? All drivers can be potentially repaired as long as parts are available. You can only use a repaired driver or an original replacement.

If neither are available, you have to go shopping.
 
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Captainmorgan89

Audioholic
A good place to start looking for a new driver is either Madisound or Parts express.
 
lsiberian

lsiberian

Audioholic Overlord
A good place to start looking for a new driver is either Madisound or Parts express.
Good loudspeakers and subs are engineered not simply slapped together. Meaning you design a box for the subwoofer based on it's parameters.
 
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Captainmorgan89

Audioholic
He needs an identical woofer, not any old woofer.
Are you familiar of Madisound? They help you match up the parts they have to either close or exactly the specs of your OEM piece. Hell, he might even end up with a better woofer in the end.

Edit: Im not an idiot, I understand that speakers need to be matched with said enclosure and amp. As far as OP wanting an exact match, where did he say that? He said he needed a new driver, and asked for ideas, hence my ideas.
 
highfigh

highfigh

Seriously, I have no life.
Shown here, these have a woofer from Volt, used in PMC speakers.
http://manskerconsulting.com/audio/index.html

Look on the back of the frame for the EIA manufacturer code. Then, contact some speaker repair shops and let them know all of the numbers in the back of the frame. If you can, e-mail come photos to them.
 
TLS Guy

TLS Guy

Audioholic Jedi
Shown here, these have a woofer from Volt, used in PMC speakers.
http://manskerconsulting.com/audio/index.html

Look on the back of the frame for the EIA manufacturer code. Then, contact some speaker repair shops and let them know all of the numbers in the back of the frame. If you can, e-mail come photos to them.
Thanks Hi-Fi. I have never heard of Nelson Reed before. I see they are long out of business. They were in California I note. So it is possible Orange County speaker repair may know something about these speakers.

The speaker in question is over 20 Years old and a passive sub with a 120 Hz crossover and equalization. So the OP will need an exact replacement.

Volt used to have an American agent back then in California. I think I have an old catalog of theirs, and just might be able to find the spec of that driver. However I doubt anything comparable is made to day, and the chance of getting even a proximate match is remote.

I see the speaker has a 3 amp fuse. The OP should check that that is not blown.

Volt are still in business. So the OP should definitely contact them. It is possible they still have parts available to rebuild these speakers.

The other possibility is that Wilmslow Audio, who have handled Volt driver sales in the UK for as long as I can remember, may have parts.

The OPs driver is not among Volt's current offerings.

His sub is actually a sub that matches to another NR speaker to make a three way system.

By the look of the design and specs, this system would be seriously out classed by more modern designs. In as much as these speakers seem to have been well regarded in their day, I don't think they are worth a lot of expense and trouble to repair them, unless this is a collection/museum situation. Even then I think the hill will be steep and impossible if a reconing kit is NLA.
 
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sbauer

Audiophyte
My apologies for not being more explicit in my original post.

The "surround", not sure of the correct terminology, the flexible foam material between the cone and the driver frame has dis-integrated. I'm not sure if it's possible to repair it, or just replace the driver.

Thank you for your responses.
 
TLS Guy

TLS Guy

Audioholic Jedi
My apologies for not being more explicit in my original post.

The "surround", not sure of the correct terminology, the flexible foam material between the cone and the driver frame has dis-integrated. I'm not sure if it's possible to repair it, or just replace the driver.

Thank you for your responses.
That is highly repairable.
 
highfigh

highfigh

Seriously, I have no life.
My apologies for not being more explicit in my original post.

The "surround", not sure of the correct terminology, the flexible foam material between the cone and the driver frame has dis-integrated. I'm not sure if it's possible to repair it, or just replace the driver.

Thank you for your responses.
That is called the surround, if it's at the flange where the screw holes are located. Your terminology was fine.
 
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