Repairing Wharfedale Rear Speakers

[Geoff2005]

Hi All,

I have a pair of Valdus 100 Wharfedales, +25 years old, used as rears in a 5.1 setup. I notice some terrible noises being produced by one and upon removal of the front cover pieces of the low end driver fell out. The outer section of the cone is breaking up and falling away. I have removed the driver and on the back it says "Model 1510 Wharfedale Yorkshire England 08 98". I've had a look at the other in the pair and it is about to experience the same failure.

I have Googled but alas not found a source of replacement drivers, so my question is would there be a suitable driver available in AUS that could slot in? Speaker enclosure says 100w (prog) and Nominal Impedance 4 to 8 ohm. Mounting hole is 120mm diameter and existing driver projects 60mm behind mounting face.

 

[VanArn]

Your best option and the most economical is to have replacement surrounds fitted to the faulty speaker units.

[Geoff2005]

1 hour ago, VanArn said:

Your best option and the most economical is to have replacement surrounds fitted to the faulty speaker units.

OK, what term is used to search for people that provide that service?

[BRS]

Looking back through an old thread on Stereonet these guys apparently do speaker repairs as well https://turntable-doctor.com/Turntable_Doctor.html

[Geoff2005]

14 hours ago, BRS said:

Looking back through an old thread on Stereonet these guys apparently do speaker repairs as well https://turntable-doctor.com/Turntable_Doctor.html

Ok, thanks for the info, I'll get in touch with them.

[Geoff2005]

21 hours ago, BRS said:

Looking back through an old thread on Stereonet these guys apparently do speaker repairs as well https://turntable-doctor.com/Turntable_Doctor.html

I got in touch with them today and yes they do speakers, in fact have a dual business www.speaker-doctor.com. I am planning on taking the speakers in tomorrow.

 

Thanks for the contact info.