Matty204 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Has anyone found a solution to replacing the RF-83 woofers yet? 2 of the 3 woofers in one of my speakers have acquired some small dimples over the past few years but still function perfectly, however, I would like to replace them…the 3 16 ohm woofers in parallel=5.33 ohms. 3 8 ohm woofers wired 2 in series to get 16 ohms then in parallel with the other 8 ohm woofer will also equal 5.33 ohms if I’m calculating correctly, so I see no reason why these 8” 8 ohm replacement woofers wouldn’t work… https://reconingspeakers.com/products-page/klipsch-1011974-rf-82-mkii-woofer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, Matty204 said: I see no reason why these 8” 8 ohm replacement woofers wouldn’t work… https://reconingspeakers.com/products-page/klipsch-1011974-rf-82-mkii-woofer/ Give it a try let us know how it works out, I'm sure you'll have no problem selling your old dented woofers here good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty204 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 30 minutes ago, jjptkd said: Give it a try let us know how it works out, I'm sure you'll have no problem selling your old dented woofers here good luck! That’s my plan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 53 minutes ago, Matty204 said: Has anyone found a solution to replacing the RF-83 woofers yet? 2 of the 3 woofers in one of my speakers have acquired some small dimples over the past few years but still function perfectly, however, I would like to replace them…the 3 16 ohm woofers in parallel=5.33 ohms. 3 8 ohm woofers wired 2 in series to get 16 ohms then in parallel with the other 8 ohm woofer will also equal 5.33 ohms if I’m calculating correctly, so I see no reason why these 8” 8 ohm replacement woofers wouldn’t work… https://reconingspeakers.com/products-page/klipsch-1011974-rf-82-mkii-woofer/ make sure the Holes line up , remove one of the RF-83 Woofer and compare the frame as well as the markings at the back of the woofer 's magnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty204 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 1 hour ago, RandyH said: make sure the Holes line up , remove one of the RF-83 Woofer and compare the frame as well as the markings at the back of the woofer 's magnet What do you mean compare the markings on the magnet? I won’t be getting the direct replacement woofers as they’re discontinued and not available so any woofers I do get wouldn’t have the same markings on the back. The fitment is identical to the RF-82 8” woofers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Matty204 said: What do you mean compare the markings on the magnet? I won’t be getting the direct replacement woofers as they’re discontinued and not available you're stating that 1) the Fitment is the same on the RF-83 and RF-82 woofers , and 2)- the DCR is the same. if that's the case , klipsch made a mistake by stating that the RF 83 woofers are no longer available , since the replacement RF -82 woofer shows identical specs . - take out 1 of your RF-83 woofers and compare it to these pictures for any difference . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty204 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 52 minutes ago, RandyH said: you're stating that 1) the Fitment is the same on the RF-83 and RF-82 woofers , and 2)- the DCR is the same. if that's the case , klipsch made a mistake by stating that the RF 83 woofers are no longer available , since the replacement RF -82 woofer shows identical specs . - take out 1 of your RF-83 woofers and compare it to these pictures for any difference . I already have 2 of the RF-82 woofers in my RC-7, so I was able to use those to verify the fit, so no need to use a picture. Nowhere did I say the DCR of the RF-82 and RF-83 woofers was the same because it’s not…it was mentioned by the OP in the first post of this thread that the RF-83 uses 3 16 ohm woofers(which aren’t available anywhere) wired in parallel which would achieve an impedance of 5.33 ohms. Wiring 3 of the RF-82 8 ohm woofers in series/ parallel will also work out to 5.33 ohms, which should work well to replace the original woofers as there is no other(new)option to replace them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Matty204 said: Nowhere did I say the DCR of the RF-82 and RF-83 woofers was the same because it’s not… tx for the clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iteachstem Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 I have a great solution for those needing 8" RF-83 woofers. I have 6 woofers...along with 2 horn drivers, 2 beautiful cherry cabinets, 2 crossovers, 6 ports, 8 speaker feet and two grills... conveniently packaged all together! For the low low price of $1500 you can pick them up anytime in the 60511 zip code. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty204 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 9 hours ago, Iteachstem said: I have a great solution for those needing 8" RF-83 woofers. I have 6 woofers...along with 2 horn drivers, 2 beautiful cherry cabinets, 2 crossovers, 6 ports, 8 speaker feet and two grills... conveniently packaged all together! For the low low price of $1500 you can pick them up anytime in the 60511 zip code. Very tempting, those are mint!! The Barbara Miller signature edition too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madfusker Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I'm looking for a driver as well. 😕 Anyone have any updates to sourcing one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iteachstem Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Your best bet is to keep an eye open for online places such as eBay, Craigslist, Facebook marketplace, USaudiomart, etc. Occasionally you'll find a beat up pair of RF-83's that you can hopefully salvage for some good parts. You can have your woofer and help other people out on the Forum with the remaining parts. I saw a black pair locally a while back going for $600. The cabinet was very well worn, most likely due to moving around a bunch...as these are 100lbs and therefore get banged up when people carelessly move them! (These will fit in the back seat of a Prius right?!?!?!) However, most of the 8" drivers didn't have dents or creases in them. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madfusker Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Probably our best bet. Does anyone know of other models that use the exact same driver? I was thinking we could watch for more than just RF-83s if they used the driver in other speaker sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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