Recent content by Simon W

It was more like long fibre wool, felt man made to me, the whole each of the four chambers was lightly filled. Not packed in tight but he whole volume was full.

For anyone wondering which tweeters they have this is an image John Burns sent me so I could check which were in my speakers. Having checked my emails he did advise updating the tweeters and the bass units but not the cross over capacitors, I did those because they were 20 years old and they...

John was brilliant helping me source all the parts for the upgrade and giving me some guidance. His advice was that the new base drivers was the most important thing to do. He did say the tweeter change and changing the crossover capacitors were not worth doing unless broken. Given it was only...

Attached are some pictures of the Compass upgrade which was good fun and very satisfying. You can tell version 2 as it will have a black bass unit rather than clear and the new tweeter has smaller holes than the original one (not the other way around) I have a picture of them side by side so can...

Thanks will sign up to Imgur and post the images next day or so, my pair are very thick plywood with a single internal slotted brace. Very solid and heavy - light is not how I would describe them! Not convinced any more internal bracing would make any difference but would be interesting if...

Can't work out how to post images but if someone guides me I will add them or I can email if interested.

I found my old post about the upgrade of my Shahinian Compass 1 (20 years old to the current spec. I completely forgot to post the results so in case anyone is interested this is what was involved. I stripped out the cabinets completely and had them re-veneered by a specialist AV joiner called...

Will post some before and after shots plus a photo of the inside of the cabinet when they are returned, cabinet is split 2/3 1/3 with a plywood brace /shelf with slots cut in it. Total cost of the upgrade (exc cabinets) is around £300.

I am currently upgrading my 20 year old Compass with new bass drivers and tweeters and have recapped the crossovers. I am also having the cabinets re finished. They should be finished in about 4 weeks. John at Pear has been really helpful getting me original replacement parts inc grille covers...