Bogden Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 Have a nice pair of ads l1290 sound good to me but sent pictures of tweets and mids to richard so, he said they look swollen from overheating. $100 a pair for tweets,150 for mids. Anyone have any advice for me if I should spend the $ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD1 Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 I bought a pair of L1290/2s sometime in late 2019 or early 2020, before the pandemic. They were in good cosmetic condition but lacked grilles. One of the mids was damaged. While researching the purchase I came across refrerences to, and positive remarks about, Richard So and his repair service. The speakers souded good, or so I thought, but eventually I decided to have the damaged mid and tweeter from the same cabinet rebuilt. So I took them out - not easy, but not hard, following his guidance - packed them up carefully and sent them off. They were back in about 10 days. Doing one side at a time allowed an A/B comparison. They came back looking like new. The difference in sound quality was very significant. Louder and better defined. I am sure there are a multitude of audiophile adjectives I could use here but I will just say they were significanly improved. I have since had the other speaker mid and tweeter done (3 weeks ago) with the same results. Cost was about $125 per side, including Priority Mail shipping between AZ and MA. There was a problem with one tweeter after repair. It sounded blown. I sent it back and it was fixed for free and returned in a week. He sent a video of it playing on his bench before shipping it back. Richard is not a great communicator, but he seems to do good work and stands by it. I don't know know what other options exist for having these drivers rebuilt or repaired. Hope that helps! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogden Posted February 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 Sent them off last week.i was wondering if I should have but you make me feel better for doing so.250$ is quite a chunk.if anything it should make them more reliable.have you done anything with the crossovers such as caps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD1 Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 I have not yet done anything with the crossovers. I don't have a reason to think they need work, beyond their age. On a related note (ha ha), I am in the middle of a bi-amp experiment, which I will describe in the 'bi-amping the big ADS' thread, probably later this week. I've also come up with an OK solution for the grilles, which I can also describe separately. Good luck with your repairs! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogden Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 21 hours ago, TD1 said: I have not yet done anything with the crossovers. I don't have a reason to think they need work, beyond their age. On a related note (ha ha), I am in the middle of a bi-amp experiment, which I will describe in the 'bi-amping the big ADS' thread, probably later this week. I've also come up with an OK solution for the grilles, which I can also describe separately. Good luck with your repairs! Tim I made these grills,cost me 15 for the fabric,used 3/4” wood frame and velcro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogden Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 I also refinished them. They looked like crap before I did but only paid 200$ so can’t complain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD1 Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Nice job on the grilles! I have been thinking about making a set out of wood (spruce or basswood) and fabric. i would like to retain the original mounts but that isn't strictly required. Could you provide a bit more detail on what you did to refinish them? Thanks! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogden Posted February 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 On 2/17/2021 at 6:18 AM, TD1 said: Nice job on the grilles! I have been thinking about making a set out of wood (spruce or basswood) and fabric. i would like to retain the original mounts but that isn't strictly required. Could you provide a bit more detail on what you did to refinish them? Thanks! Tim I sanded with 220 than 100 watch the edges as easy to go through veneer. I use watco danish oil stain on all my refinishes. This is light walnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogden Posted February 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 I also used two crossbraces 1” by like an 1/8 between the woofers and and between the mid and woofer to keep the wood from bowing in when you stretch the fabric.I bought the fabric from simplyspeakers and stapled .i wouldnt use hardwood as to hard to staple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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