Replace Dynaudio woofers?


Hello. I have a pair of woofer blown Dynaudio Contour 1.1s They have been sitting, unused, in a clean, temp controlled room for at least 15 years. I hooked them up recently and the tweeters were emitting sound.

Is it worth to source OEM woofers to replace? Is it an easy job I can manage myself? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance. 

xidnpnlss

Showing 1 response by oldrooney

@xidnpnlss Your first challenge will be de-soldering! If you’re not up to investing $200 or so for some decent soldering kit, you might consider taking the crossover to a local tech shop or friend who can undo and redo the joints for you. Of course, you could get by with a 25 Watt iron and a ‘Solderput’ sucker (nothing less, no substitutes).

The component that blew up on the one board was one of those ‘$2.00 resistors’ referred to above, often termed ‘sand resistors’ —they are not expensive. The other commonly replaced items include any electrolytic (‘can’) capacitors, as they dry/wear out after years of service, even if they’re not used. Again, not a terribly expensive part unless you’re going for super high quality. Parts Express can hook you up. Would be a shame to have them fail soon after you get the speakers all reassembled. Original performance will also be restored.

Good job on getting the first woofer out. I approve of your method, for what it’s worth. Good luck with your project, I’m sure you’ll be pleased with the result.