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Comment on “Speaker repair?” by Daniel Stutzbach

I've already searched for a replacement driver (Sansui W-110) and found absolutely none. As near as I can tell, this is the only model that used that particular driver, and it seems to be one of the more obscure Sansui models. :-(

I removed the driver from the housing and disconnected it, and there's no touching wires visible. In fact, visually everything looks in great shape. No noticeable wear on any part of the driver, just a bit dusty. The dome bit moves in and out smoothly.

All of which makes me feel quite awful that it blew under my care. My best guess is that I may have unplugged and touched the input to the amp while the amp was turned out and the random noise sent a big spike. I tend to have the amp's volume up pretty high because the Apple Airport outputs a small signal. Blah.

How would I go about looking for a driver with similar response?

If I took it in to a speaker repair shop, is there any chance they'd be able to repair the driver itself, or is that basically hopeless? (a shame since the driver looks great from the outside)

Thanks!

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