[AR 3A midrange magnet off-center?]

Thanks all for the updates. The seller agreed to refund me the price and let me keep the off-center mid instead of shipping back. So we don’t exactly know the story behind mine and I’m still on the lookout for a suitable front-wired replacement. I’ve been trying to find the early version to match, but they seem to be too rare. But now I know to inspect the magnet!

[AR 3A midrange magnet off-center?]

Thanks for the replies. Here are some pics. It matches my original AR 3A from the front anyway. There are no markings on back. You can see the magnet peeking out from the side. It’s possible the glue (and fingerprint) are not 50+ years old, so maybe someone did re-glue this.

[AR 3A midrange magnet off-center?]

Hi. I just got a 3A midrange online, the earliest version, as a replacement, and the magnet is off-center. After hooking it up, it sounds maybe muffled and not as bright as the other one. So questions:

1. Could it be repaired? It “works” but not ideal. Is it definitely the magnet affecting the sound, or could it be something else?

2. What would cause that? Would it have been manufactured that way, or damaged, maybe in shipping? I had to enlarge the wood opening to get it to fit flush, so I can’t imagine how it was seated in the original speaker.

I looked around online, but most examples and repairs of off-center magnets were on woofers. 

Thanks for any help!
Ted