mwl168 Posted November 1, 2017 Report Posted November 1, 2017 (edited) You also want to pay attention to the type of capacitor, power rating, tolerance and physical size in addition to the capacitance value. Mouser carries many options but if you want to go the exotic/boutique route such as Mundorf, RelCap, etc. you can also check Madisound, Parts Connexion, Michael Percy among other places. Some of them offer matching services which is not a bad idea for crossover parts for speakers. Edited November 1, 2017 by mwl168
fp_lue Posted November 2, 2017 Report Posted November 2, 2017 Wow thanks! Didn't know I would get an answer. I will check these places out. I found a place close to me also (Solen).
Sharpie Posted November 3, 2017 Report Posted November 3, 2017 FP Lue - Thanks for reviving this thread! I just saw I asked a question 2 years ago. I'm overseas, and my speaker started acting up, so I took the crossovers out. I brought them back stateside with me, to the electronics guy I always took my stuff to. I was surprised, but he said it would be too much for him. So I finally got my fluke meter, and will take some time to figure it all out, if advice is available. I'd love to hear them again. Please let me know where you found your schematics, and your parts list(if you're able to find one, or put one together)
fp_lue Posted November 6, 2017 Report Posted November 6, 2017 I will let you know. I am moving so I will start working on this in a few weeks probably. Post all your results!
Broadway Posted May 5, 2019 Report Posted May 5, 2019 Just popping in to thank everyone, past & present, for the best thread on the 802 Series 80 to be found anywhere online. It's now 2019 and as many have already discovered, you have nothing available in terms of parts. So, all the know-how in this thread, dating back to the first decade of the 21st century, is absolutely invaluable. Just this morning on eBay, I found some rare NOS replacement mid drivers at $500 each. I don't necessarily need new drivers, but I'm not paying that kind of money to tune up my 802's. Bottom line, yes, I'm going to keep my speakers because outside of a nice pair of Maggie 3.6's (that my wife will never submit to), I don't think there's a better pair of speakers to be had for me. And they're still sounding very good, but at about 35 years old- they're ancient. I know the crossovers have to need attention and I thinks some new rubber around the old drivers is due. However, in dollars and cents, I'll never get more than, say, $1300 for these speakers and tuning them up beyond a $500 budget just doesn't make sense for me. So, if you had to refurb your 802's with a $500 budget, what would you do?
Dusty Chalk Posted May 5, 2019 Report Posted May 5, 2019 I would either recone them or rub some mink oil on them. 1
simonh Posted May 29, 2021 Report Posted May 29, 2021 On 5/5/2019 at 17:29, Broadway said: Intervengo solo per ringraziare tutti, passati e presenti, per il miglior thread sulla serie 802 80 che si trova ovunque online. Ora è il 2019 e come molti hanno già scoperto, non hai nulla a disposizione in termini di parti. Quindi, tutto il know-how in questo thread, risalente al primo decennio del 21° secolo, è assolutamente inestimabile. Proprio questa mattina su eBay, ho trovato alcuni rari driver intermedi di ricambio NOS a $ 500 ciascuno. Non ho necessariamente bisogno di nuovi driver, ma non pago quella cifra per mettere a punto i miei 802. In conclusione, sì, terrò i miei altoparlanti perché al di fuori di un bel paio di Maggie 3.6 (che mia moglie nonsottomettersi), non credo che ci sia un paio di altoparlanti migliore per me. E suonano ancora molto bene, ma a circa 35 anni sono antichi. So che i crossover hanno bisogno di attenzione e penso che sia necessaria una nuova gomma attorno ai vecchi driver. Tuttavia, in dollari e centesimi, non otterrò mai più di, diciamo, $ 1300 per questi altoparlanti e ottimizzarli oltre un budget di $ 500 non ha senso per me. Quindi, se dovessi rinnovare i tuoi 802 con un budget di $ 500, cosa faresti? buongiorno. Sono felice di avere trovato qusta discussione sulle buone vecchie 802 series 80. Ho acquistato quste casse circa due anni fa e ho deciso di fare un bel restauro perche credo ne vlga la pena. Le ho fatte laccare totalmemte "piano black" come le Diamond e sostituito le scritte Bowers & Wilkins con quelle originale attuali molto piu belle cosi seguo lo stile del mio centrale "Htm 4 "poi ho sostituito tutti i cavi interni con sezione 2,5 mm OFC. Non credevo che il suono cambiasse cosi tanto in meglio, non le riconosco piu. Ora vorrei cambiare i condensatori nei crossower, qualcuno sa darmi qualche consiglio? Per chi volesse ho foto del restauro,(anche whatsapp 3398941236) sono ora attuali coi tempi e bellissime.
Pars Posted May 29, 2021 Report Posted May 29, 2021 11 hours ago, simonh said: buongiorno. Sono felice di avere trovato qusta discussione sulle buone vecchie 802 series 80. Ho acquistato quste casse circa due anni fa e ho deciso di fare un bel restauro perche credo ne vlga la pena. Le ho fatte laccare totalmemte "piano black" come le Diamond e sostituito le scritte Bowers & Wilkins con quelle originale attuali molto piu belle cosi seguo lo stile del mio centrale "Htm 4 "poi ho sostituito tutti i cavi interni con sezione 2,5 mm OFC. Non credevo che il suono cambiasse cosi tanto in meglio, non le riconosco piu. Ora vorrei cambiare i condensatori nei crossower, qualcuno sa darmi qualche consiglio? Per chi volesse ho foto del restauro,(anche whatsapp 3398941236) sono ora attuali coi tempi e bellissime. When you say "then I replaced all the internal cables with 2.5 mm section OFC. I didn't think the sound changed so much for the better, I don't recognize them anymore." do you mean you like them better, or they sound worse? And yes, pictures or it didn't happen.
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