johnfromnorwich
even my wife noticed the dif..
Hi,
I bought a pair of Tannoy Berkley speakers back in 1977 for £350 and have used them ever since. I now notice that the rubber dope area around the perimeter of the speaker cone is tacky, bubbled and probably perished. Worse still is that the paper cones have split circumferentially and to a certain extent radially as well at the perimeter.
I have made some preliminary investigations and found a company in north London that will change the cones for £175 per speaker which is more than I paid for the original speakers.
Is there an affordable source of new old stock for these speakers or an affordable upgrade kit ?
Regards
Kenny
Kenny - A few thoughts. Those speakers are worth fixing! You paid £350 in 1977 money and that isn't the same as 2009 money. What kind of speaker could you get for £350 now? If it's Lockwood you are referring to, I posted on here asking for info about them and everything I have heard since is positive. I believe kit repair is possible though (ebay) if you want to risk it. As for NOS, people ebay them with the rubber totally shot and the HF coils blown and they still sell!