Extra drivers and amplifiers

Ethancf
Ethancf Posts: 458
edited July 2009 in Speakers
How many of you guys stock up on extra drivers for your speakers? I got to thinking how horrible it would be to wake up one morning to a defective amplifier on my LSi 25's, call Polk, and hear that they aren't making the amps anymore. I'm thinking of purchasing a couple of amps should that happen. Same thing for drivers.

Anyone do this?
THE SYSTEM
Polk Audio LSi25 Mains
Polk LSiF/X Surrounds
Polk Audio LSiC Center
Definitive Technology PowerField 1800 Subwoofer
Parasound Classic 7100 Pre/Pro
Parasound 2205A Amplifier
Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD Blu-ray Player
Monster HTS 2600
Microsoft XBox 360
Samsung PN64D550 64" Plasma
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited July 2009
    I have a bunch of extra mid drivers for my SDA's.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited July 2009
    If you have a speaker for which there are no spare parts then it is time to get new speakers. Speaker technology does not sit still.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2009
    Bingo!
    BlueFox wrote: »
    If you have a speaker for which there are no spare parts then it is time to get new speakers. Speaker technology does not sit still.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    if you want to keep the speaker or whatever device in factory OEM manufacturer original condition and specification then finding and / or stocking the original replacement parts is required.

    otherwise if you do not mind using "aftermarket" or cloned replacement speaker parts
    then it personal customizing that can be a lot of fun
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2009
    If you have a pair of speakers that you love, why not?
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2009
    I love my speakers Face. But they are going to be 20 years old next year. They don't owe me a thing. Would you go to a junk yard to hope to find parts for a 20 year old car? To me it's the same thing.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited July 2009
    cfrizz wrote: »
    I love my speakers Face. But they are going to be 20 years old next year. They don't owe me a thing. Would you go to a junk yard to hope to find parts for a 20 year old car? To me it's the same thing.

    I'm trying to figure out where you stand on this subject with that statement. Mainly because i would and do go to junkyards to find parts for my 20 year old car. :)

    Just being a pain in the ****, i think i gotcha. :p
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2009
    cfrizz wrote: »
    I love my speakers Face. But they are going to be 20 years old next year. They don't owe me a thing. Would you go to a junk yard to hope to find parts for a 20 year old car? To me it's the same thing.
    Until recently I owned a 72 Chevelle, so yes I would. :)
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,263
    edited July 2009
    I keep some spares for the vintage speakers (the ones that I can afford to); e.g., EV T-35s. I have two spare pairs of R/S 40-1354s for my TQWTs. No spares for the Valencias (can't afford to).

    I have one spare Peerless silk dome tweeter, some spaer Philips soft domes, spare EPI inverted domes; stuff like that.
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  • Ethancf
    Ethancf Posts: 458
    edited July 2009
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Would you go to a junk yard to hope to find parts for a 20 year old car?

    Depends on the car. ;)
    THE SYSTEM
    Polk Audio LSi25 Mains
    Polk LSiF/X Surrounds
    Polk Audio LSiC Center
    Definitive Technology PowerField 1800 Subwoofer
    Parasound Classic 7100 Pre/Pro
    Parasound 2205A Amplifier
    Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD Blu-ray Player
    Monster HTS 2600
    Microsoft XBox 360
    Samsung PN64D550 64" Plasma
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2009
    :eek::eek::eek::rolleyes: God love you men, You'll make hobbies out of anything won't ya?:eek:;):D

    concealer404 wrote: »
    I'm trying to figure out where you stand on this subject with that statement. Mainly because i would and do go to junkyards to find parts for my 20 year old car. :)

    Just being a pain in the ****, i think i gotcha. :p
    Face wrote: »
    Until recently I owned a 72 Chevelle, so yes I would. :)
    Ethancf wrote: »
    Depends on the car. ;)
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited July 2009
    I already got all new tweets for my sda's next will be get all new MW even though I don't like the way they look as much, they're 20 years newer.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited July 2009
    cfrizz wrote: »
    I love my speakers Face. But they are going to be 20 years old next year. They don't owe me a thing. Would you go to a junk yard to hope to find parts for a 20 year old car? To me it's the same thing.

    Umm...There's actually a very thriving industry for vintage car parts.;) I've went to junk yards many times in search of very hard to find parts.

    Depending on the part, people will pay top dollar for them. My Firebird is a 1990, so it's approaching 20 years old. I don't really have a reason to get a new car, so I'll be getting junkyard parts for a long time whenever I need something.


    I also can definitely see some upsides to stocking up on extra drivers. My Monitor 7A's were made in 1978...they aren't exactly new. I absolutely love these speakers, and doubt they'll ever leave me.

    I bought some spare passive radiators for them on ebay a while back, and as soon as I find a pair of the correct MW's, and a pair of Peerless tweets at a good price, I'll be snagging them up.

    If it's a pair of speakers that you love, and intend to keep for a long, then by all means stock up on parts for them.

    Just my $.02
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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