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I had a similar problem with a KG-5.2. I found a small section of the rubber surround had come loose from the woofer basket. I removed the woofer, carefully pried the black plastic trim ring off the front of the woofer and resecured the surround with some white glue I had left over from replacing the foam surrounds on a pair of JBL L-26s. I'm not sure of the exact type of glue; it came with the surrounds purchased from Rick Cobb (looneytune2001 on eBay) .

Regluing the woofer surround I used some glue I had left over from the foam surrounds I replaced on my JBL L26s. Those foam surrounds were purchased from Rick Cobb's eBay store (looneytune2001).

It appears they used a hot glue that did not age well. Out of curiosity, what glue did you use? I've used Titebond III for my recent wood projects, but I cut my panels to a closer fit than the KG 3.5 motorboard and rear baffle. Would an expanding glue such as Gorilla be better, or should I just use Titebond and then RTV the seams?

I had my doubts since the glue's grip on the basket had been so persistent, but I set the woofer face down on some newspapers and started to work at the edge of the rubber ring with my fingernail. It took a brief effort to get it started and then it peeled off the cone very smoothly. Either they use a different adhesive on the cone than they do on the basket or the adhesive they use doesn't bind nearly so well to the ICG cone as to the steel basket. Thanks for the tip.

I recently purchased a set of KG 3.2s and found one of the woofers (K-1002-K) had a jagged 4 cm tear in the rubber surround. I found a suitable replacement surround and managed to pry off the plastic trim ring and remove the surround from the woofer frame, but the cone edge presents a different problem - the rubber is bonded far better than the foam surrounds I have encountered on previous woofer repair jobs. Can anyone recommend a solvent to soften the glue without damaging the ICG cone material? Toluene? Acetone? MEK?

Searching for a different woofer problem, I found this thread and realized I never responded. Woofer rattle is cured and the KG 5.2s have been playing merrily for the last 21 months. I have just moved them to a secondary system since I completed my Faux Forte II cabinets and moved those to primary stereo duty. I shall be tearing down the 5.2s soon to check cabinet integrity, as I recently found the baffles separating on my 3.5s and want to ensure the 5.2s are sound. While out of service I shall also refresh the cabinets by restoring some battered corners and laying on a fresh red oak veneer. Thanks again for the advice.

Thanks for the prompt reply. I caught that you opened the top of the doghouse into the top chamber (and sealed the back of that chamber). Again. beauitiful work!

Apologies for the NecroThread, but I just found this and am truly impressed by your concept and execution. It inspires me to start watching for a set of LaScalas myself! I note you give precise horizontal dimensions for your port slot, but no vertical figure...

I'm guessing you measured the speaker cone at 5.75"; the 6.5" figure is a "nominal" size, typically measured across the speaker basket.

Thanks for the tip; I'd been googling "pink noise downloads" and variants without finding anything this useful.

Meredith Brook's What Would Happen ( ).

Or the first rough draft of Prince Charles' ears...

Mea Culpa; I stated that poorly. Recording companies were relatively consistent in implementation of the recording curve. It was the playback curve that was poorly implemented by some hardware manufacturers.

That is a High/Low Gain switch, giving an additional 6 dB of amplification in the "High" position. It has nothing to do with cartridge compliance. The impedances noted are for two different sets of inputs, the Phono (Low level) and Aux, Tuner, etc. (High Level); also not compliance related. You can find a passable primer on phono cartridge compliance here at Galen Carol Audio (the first link I found through Google)http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/tonearmcartridge.html' title="here">.

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