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Agreed, given it to do over I would have left the fiberboard in place and cut away the spider. I went with the Speaker Exchange kit. It's a nice kit. The re-cone went ok for my 1st effort. I should have used the non-VOC contact cement on the surround. The VOC cement makes foam surrounds curl and gives no time to work. The Lock-Tight 5 Min epoxy gets lumpy very quickly. I liked the JBL black glue better. I think I would solder the lead wires to the coil wires off the cone and then glue them down. That bit was tricky.The speakers are back in service the sound and look good. I re-stretched the grill cloth after firming up the fiberboard frames with some epoxy and rounding the edges of the openings. Given that to do over I would have stretched the cloth when it was damp so it tightened as it dried. I polished the cabinets with Howard's Restoration-A Finish. That took off stains I thought I would never get off. The dirtiest part of the job was getting off the multiple types of adhesives that glued the window screen to the frames. The screen fell off. The glue was a fight. Savogran Heavy duty brush cleaner a gasket scraper and a red pad were employed. I installed the new caps and extended the driver leads so I could run them out to the walls of the cabinet and glue them down. Now I can remove/install the components and re-stuff the dampening a little easier. Thanks to all for the advice and this forum in general. GH https://www.howardproducts.com/products/ https://reconingspeakers.com/products-page/ar-10-1-5-vc-aftermarket-recone-kit/

RoyC, Attached are pics of the carnage. The voice coil is quite close to the SE re-cone kit specs. The other woofer is still whole and mounted. I'm going to need that re-cone kit now! "PLEASE CHECK THE PARTS SPECIFICATIONS. There are multiple versions of this woofer that require different parts. If you need a recone kit with a 1.29″ voice coil, please contact us." (from the Speaker Exchange web page) GH

RoyC, Thanks for the reply. What diameter should I be looking for? I put my dividers onto the pole and measured 1-1/2'" (38mm.) Is this a slight difference or something quite obvious? Millersound has not responded to my email and their phone number answered with a constant busy signal to multiple attempts.

Thanks for the reply, I have owned these AR-2ax speakers since 1972. That have moved to a lot of places with me. I have re-foamed the woofers, replaced the pots and tweeters. New caps are in the mail. As is typical of the internet, Youtube specifically, there is a lot of chaff out for the amount of wheat to be gleaned. I have found some decent Youtube videos. The one on the Speaker Exchange web site is good. Another good one by Uncle Doug follows from there. I'm going to continue my research. Thanks again for the links. GH

https://reconingspeakers.com/products-page/ar-10-1-5-vc-aftermarket-recone-kit/ Any experience with this vendor? Either the DYI kit or full service replacement.

Why do you refer to me in the 3rd person? Why do you imagine I do not wish to repair these speakers myself? I asked those questions in hopes of confirming the process.Two thirds of your reply was about you. Thanks for the Youtube links, I'll look into them.

Thanks for the replies, Frankmarsi, Thanks for the Ebay link. I have considered that option. Am I out of the frying pan and into the fire buying speakers that may have the same issues as my existing ones? What's the process for repairing the voice coil? Do I have to tear up the re-foam I did a few years ago, detach the spider from the frame, disconnect the leads, extract the cone assembly, re-wind the coil and then re-assemble the whole mess with new foam suspensions? I could probably do that. If I fail then I could still go full replacement. I've never gotten that medieval on a speaker before. Any advice greatly appreciated! Thanks, GH JKent, Thanks, I will contact RoyC.

I need some advice on repair/replacement of these woofers. I have emailed Millersound and have received no reply. Their phone is constantly busy. Are they still in business? Who else in the Eastern US re-cones speakers? Are re-cone kits available? Thanks GH

I think this qualifies as a blown coil on an AR-2ax driver.