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Originally Posted by steveashe
I've got a pair of EAII's, probably 16 or 17 years old. They are my dream speakers and I'd like to keep them that way. Is it a good idea to proactively replace drivers in these speakers or just leave well enough alone? They still sound wonderful. Interested in thoughts and advice on this. Thanks so much.
Steve
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Hi Steve,
Great speakers! I do have some experience with the EA II's. I have replaced the midwoofers in 2 pairs of them for friends. In both cases the rubber surround adhesive was failing. In one pair, the passive radiator surround adhesive was failing also. Since at the time, a few years ago, Sumiko still stocked the drivers, so we elected to buy replacements from Sumiko and I replaced them. We saved the old ones. I later reglued the surrounds on one set of the woofers and it worked perfectly. I would never mess with the crossover unless there was an obvious problem. I own a set of EA I's and they have never shown this failing adhesive problem. Neither have my Extremas or Amati's. I have only seen it in the EA II's, and it was both sets that I had access to. So just watch for the surround starting to separate from the cone. Also you can carefully and gently push in on the woofer and watch the passive radiator. It should move with it perfectly. If not, you have an air leak and it will be the adhesive starting to fail. The adhesive I used I bought here : Speaker Repair Adhesive, Dust Caps, Lead-Wires, MI-2000. Also the dust cap came loose on one woofer and the adhesive worked to repair that also. Hopefully you won't have to do anything to yours! But be on the watch out. The drivers are hard to find. But they are not hard to fix. A steady hand and a rotating table helps!
Ken
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