jvs1670 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 A local pair of Cornwall II's are for sale near me for $500.00. Haven't seen them yet but the guy says one woofer doesn't work, he said the voice coil is rubbing. Other than that he says they are in excellent condition, serial # on one is 8662509....what year is that? What does this kind of problem indicate? Misuse? What am I looking at money wise for a fix? What else should I be looking at as potential problems? Thanks for any and all info. I plan on using one between my Klipschorns down the road. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 The driver may need to be sent away to be reconed for about $60 each plus shipping. http://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-reconing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Bob Crites also now offers replacements for the K-34 woofer. The woofer differs some from the K-33 as it has a shorter cardboard lip as it is designed to be flush mounted on the front of the Cornwall II cabinet rather than from the back like the original Cornwall. Specs are identical. Those are 1986 models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 offer him $375 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 OCS is closer and will cost less to ship the woofer there, about $60 plus shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs1670 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 So you guys are basically saying its about a $100.00 fix, which isn't bad. Just curious if you think misuse or abuse causes that issue and should I be looking at anything else in particular. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Voice coil's can go bad for a number of reasons. If it were me, I would listen to the speakers, and check the tweeter and midranges on them, just to see if there are more drivers that are bad. Everything can be fixed or replaced, if the cabinet is in good shape. The thing is, the total cost to get them up to snuff. Everything you find wrong other than the thing(s) he stated, should be used to negotiate the price down, because you will be paying more to repair them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidF Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Second mustang guy's response. A crossed wire or short, could hit the woofer with a DC jolt but not the mid an tweeter since they have a capcitor blocking DC. Have to admit I have been careless like that. I would add that my preference is to recone both woofers. The tolerances could be quite different in a cone produced decades ago with one produced recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzannucci Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Considering how loud the mid and tweeter can play, it is less likely that they would have been cooked even if somewhat abused - though possible. Cornwall IIs will play quite loud without strain. What is a typical thing though is to turn up the bass and to have bass below where the port unloads the woofer. This can damage the woofer is a likely answer. Some would call that abuse others would say they just wanted to feel the bass [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs1670 Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 Thanks for all the input, made an offer, wait and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speakmeister Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 The seller hopefully can stomach your offer, after all he bough them the week before for $200.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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