quincy
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| Kef Reference Tweeters-Ferrofluid Replacement Dweller,The voice coil sits in the fluid. Yes, I cleaned it.Q-Tip with rubbing alcohol in a circular motion. Very gentle!Both inside and outside diameter was cleaned.lljgerens,I did not remove the voice coil entirely from the speaker body. Enou... | |
| Kef Reference Tweeters-Ferrofluid Replacement ljgerens,The tweeter needs to be gently pushed out forward from the mid range speaker once you pull the screw and rubber washer out. Use a 1/4 drive extension about 6" long. You will need to un-solder the small, thin wires first or the tweeter w... | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! I believe your electrician friend missed the point.When I ran my system on a shared house circuit the power drain was excessive and things would start to brown out. Especially around Xmas when the tree was up and all sorts of electric holiday dec... | |
| Dried up Ferrofluid? Thank you George! My tweeters are Kef pn SP1353.They do contain ferrofluid.I am going to attempt a R & R. Seems straight forward.Great thread! I never knew you could 'change the oil' in your tweeters!I also never knew that it could 'go bad'... | |
| Dried up Ferrofluid? Thank you!I have a pair of Kef Reference 3-2 speakers...They have ferrofluid cooled speakers. I will be replacing in the near future. Is all ferrofluid the same or is there different types? | |
| Dried up Ferrofluid? So, how does one know if their ferro fluid is no longer viable? | |
| LP made from a digital master recording... Hard to say....I purchased a 4 record set some years ago of Pink Floyd, Echoes. All are 180 gram virgin vinyl; a collection of their musical history. It was expensive. All 4 records were washed properly then placed into new rice paper sleeves ... | |
| Polk Audio Legend L800 Speakers Thanks for the feedback and link U.M.! | |
| Diminishing Returns Wow! I am impressed!After all these years of chasing, and never obtaining Audio Nirvana myself, here is a person who has become truly happy!May all of your components never ever fail or wear out!Enjoy the music! | |
| DIY speaker isolation base for a wood floor Installed the Sorbethane pucks. Listening to Billy Joel right now, and just got done listening to Exodus.... I'm sold. Good post! I bet it helps many members. Good mod! | |
| Jerry Raskin's Needle Doctor Gone? Sad..... I did support them and always put in a good word when audio component purchases were discussed | |
| How Science Got Sound Wrong Interesting read.....thank you for posting and sharing! | |
| Saw Brian Ferry Last Night! Excellent! It's great to hear live music whenever possible, and even greater when the venue has a properly designed sound stage. Isn't that what this hobby is all about? I too missed out on this bands live concerts, but still enjoy the Avalon r... | |
| What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio? Ha! Interesting thread.....for me vacuum tubes. I added an (Audiogon purchased) C-J PV10B (preamp) on top of my existing Marantz 2285 and Wowza! Unbelievable! Made my JBL L65 speakers (of the time) sound fantastik! From that point forward I ... | |
| JBL 100 Classic or Klipsch Heresy III? I also had a pair of JBL L65 speakers.I parted with them in 2009.....A great sounding speaker. Hang on to them.Good luck in your quest!You may not like the horn speakers over time. |