skeletonT Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 so after listening to the MK volkswoofer i just bought and deciding it sounded absolutely woeful, i removed the woofer to see what was going on. was greeted by this... (see the attached pic) yeahhhh, i wish i had listened to it a bit before i bought it now, but i had to pick it up during my lunchbreak and did not have time to muck about. the seller assured me it was the original woofer in there, what a great guy. moving right along... does it seem feasible to find a replacement for something this old looking??? i think its the volkswoofer mark 1, the square one... as far as i can tell the company "MK" went out of business a few years ago. so assuming finding the original part will be impossible, can you just find a similar one with similar specs? or do i need to actually find the original part for it to sound any good?
VanArn Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 Depending on the exact model of the M&K Volkswoofer ,it may originally have been a dual voice coil speaker and employed two amplifiers(or a servo control system).A type number may help to clarify what you have and a possible candidate speaker for substitution.A picture of the box would help and internal measurements could also be of benefit.
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 It may be worth calling International Dynamics. They were the importers. There's a chance they have some left. FWIW: The M&K subs weren't half bad.
pete_mac Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 There are non-original replacements on US ebay for $170 delivered: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12-VolksWoofer-DVC-8-ohm-replacement-Miller-Kreisel-M-K-Sub-V1B-V2B-V3B-/330889801265
skeletonT Posted June 2, 2013 Author Posted June 2, 2013 Thanks for the help! i have attached a photo of the back of the box, i think it was dual voice coil originally, as there is two sets of cables in there, the second pair has just been taped up and shoved off to the side... I will definitely give international dynamics a call tomorrow, would be fantastic to get hold of a brand new original part. I did check ebay and found that speaker you mentioned, but i wonder if they are any good basically? Has anyone replaced their MK with one of these, and if so how did it sound compared to the original? I bought the sub from gumtree unfortunately, it was foolish of me to buy it without listening first but i simply ran out of time and had to get back to work asap!
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