Hi - Fi Question.

Guys,

briefly I have a pair of Mission speakers and they're past their sell by in that the cones have had it...what do I do buy new speakers or replace the cones - if the latter where's a good place to source them ?

Cheers, Jon.

P.S cost is not an issue, but I'd rather replace the cones...

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What has happened to the existing cones, in what way are they damaged?

You can repair and replace some cones and replace the rubber surrounds: http://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-r ... tions.html

You can also replace the drivers:
http://www.wilmslow-audio.co.uk/drive-units-20-c.asp
http://www.audio-components.co.uk/
http://www.falconacoustics.co.uk/drive- ... units.html

However, I believe Mission made there own drive units which I don't think are available separately. While you may find a driver the same size as your existing units, so they will physically fit in the cabinets, they may have different electrical characteristics, so you may need to change some of the crossover components. The speakers will sound different with different drivers.

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Thanks for the reply Xerxes, the perimeter of the cones are disintegrating...they appear to made form a papery material, speakers are getting on, I bought them in the late 1980s.

I called Mission, I guess some of the guys I've spoken to aren't as old as these speakers, and they're unable to help - rather like trying to talk retro bike in a modern bike shop !

Thanks for the reply though, I'll browse your links.

Jon.

I used to work for them, ner.

What model, I still do re-foams, 700? I still have a set somewhere that I meant to do for myself.

Mission's drive units were made by SEAS, Scanspeak, Vifa and all manner of companies before throwing in the towel to [echo]The International Audio Group[/echo]. A secret clan of Chinese and UK business people that were bent on owning every UK hifi brand name under the sun...

When you called 'Mission' you just called a bunch of guys in an office in Huntingdon that have little or no knowledge of anything pre 2012.

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Hi LGF,

thanks for the reply - yup they are 700s, and I'd rather not bin them.

Suggestions welcome.

Cheers, Jon.

Can you post some pics?

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Yes can do, might be tomorrow now.

Do you want pic to identify speaker type and/or to see the wear/damage ?

Cheers, Jon.

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roadking":1rm6hu0w said:

Yes can do, might be tomorrow now.

Do you want pic to identify speaker type and/or to see the wear/damage ?

Cheers, Jon.

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yes, ta

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legrandefromage":31mifi0h said:

roadking":31mifi0h said:

Yes can do, might be tomorrow now.

Do you want pic to identify speaker type and/or to see the wear/damage ?

Cheers, Jon.

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yes, ta

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Ok, thanks.

Appreciated.

Jon.

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roadking":eg937s0q said:

Thanks for the reply Xerxes, the perimeter of the cones are disintegrating...they appear to made form a papery material, speakers are getting on, on.

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Sounds like the foam surrounds have aged, quite common. I recently replaced them on pair of AR speakers belonging to a friend with replacements from china.

didn't document how I did this so going from memory.

remove what's left of the old foams and glue

the new foam is glued using white pva and is done it 2 steps - glue to cone followed by gluing to the metal speaker cage (or was it other way round?) to ensure the cone is centred - pretty sure it was this way as I remember using dish cloths between the paper cone and cage to push cone out so the glued on foam clears the cage.

press the foam gently and using a hair dryer warm the glue to dry it quicker pressing the foam down with a pencil or other wide object as you go round the cone.