Anybody know where one could get a woofer for Carver Amazings?
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Jstas
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I have a blown woofer.
Dynavox is a bust. They aren't making them anymore.
eBay has one guy selling pairs but he's unresponsive on questions.
I also have to replace SL2000s.
When it rains it pours.
Dynavox is a bust. They aren't making them anymore.
eBay has one guy selling pairs but he's unresponsive on questions.
I also have to replace SL2000s.
When it rains it pours.
Expert Moron Extraordinaire
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Looks like they are taking pre-orders.
http://www.dynavox.com/audio-driver-speaker/woofer-sub-woofer-driver/12-inch-woofer-subwoofer/12inch-Carver-Amazing-Loudspeaker-Paper-Cone-Woofer-DriverPolitical Correctness'.........defined
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There was a member over on the DIYaudio forum that was selling 6 of those woofers pretty cheap. Not sure if the ad is still up. Think it was a few weeks ago when I saw it.--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
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Looks like they are taking pre-orders.
http://www.dynavox.com/audio-driver-speaker/woofer-sub-woofer-driver/12-inch-woofer-subwoofer/12inch-Carver-Amazing-Loudspeaker-Paper-Cone-Woofer-Driver
Yeah, 200 units, week of July 27th. That's it.
I'd need to replace all 8 for that woofer to work and rewire the speaker load as the honeycombs are 4 ohms each and that one is 16 ohms. I would have to rewire the woofer load to present a 4 ohm load to the crossover...if I could...or, find or build Platinum crossovers for my non-Platinum Amazings.
zingo, that guy's ad is down already.
Is this who you are talking about halo71?
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/swap-meet/274989-fs-12-woofers-nos-ar-nht-jensen-carver-amazing.html
I dunno if I'll have $300 to spend on this before he unloads them.
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I was thinking that he could just parallel a high rated ;-) noninductive 5-ish (5.333) ohm power resistor with a 16 ohm replacement woofer's VC to get a net nominal 4 ohm load for the replacement driver.
This hack would have some effects on the T-S parameters of the replacement, but close enough is probably close enough with all them OB woofers floppin' around.
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John, sorry I didn't realize you needed the honeycomb version.
Did you note this at the bottom of the honeycomb page?Special Note - This is an end of life product. There're only a few left with cosmetic blemish(light scratch on the honeycomb disk). However, a new version is in development and will be available in 2015. New version will also be a direct replacement driver w/o the honeycomb design. All the mechanical and electrical specification and performance will be maintained except the cosmetic look: paper cone vs. honeycomb disk. The new driver will be less costly and better improved on the low end performance. Follow us on Twitter for further announcement.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
I was thinking resistors or wiring the woofers in parallel but after looking at the crossover schematic, I'm not 100% sure that will fly with the way the crossovers are set up.
I don't know that the T/S parameters would make that much of a difference. The voicing would be off but they are woofers and don't play over 100 Hz I believe it is. So they wouldn't color the sound the much. Still, if I could find a replacement, that would be ideal.
Also, I did see that F1nut, I emailed them about it but have yet to hear back.Expert Moron Extraordinaire
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Here is a pair of complete ones with honeycomb woofers for $500. http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/ele/5052866871.html
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I'm 3,000+ miles away.Expert Moron Extraordinaire
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