STONES SOUND STUDIO
Replacement Speaker Drivers Selection Guide
Home Theater Hi-Fi Stereo Hi End Car Audio PA systems Musical Instrument
Compiled by Russell Storey 2004-5
STONES SOUND STUDIO receives many requests for replacement drivers for older speaker boxes or car systems where manufacturer replacements are no longer available. Please e-mail us with your success stories or any special instructions needed to make the driver fit into a speaker box or car Limit the information to what we have requested in the INFO list below and not complete speaker rebuilds and keep picture files as small as possible
Please also limit suggestions to drivers that are carried by WES COMPONENTS if possible
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If your speaker is not on this list we need the following pictures and information in order to help you find a replacement woofer |
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If your speaker is not on this list we need the following pictures and information in order to help you find a replacement woofer: |
Holden Commodore Truck
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| Dash inside view | Drivers side door panel |
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If you want to replace
all the drivers or redesign your speaker box and crossover to suit the new
speaker drivers ,
We offer STONES
LEAP 5 Box and
Crossover design service for any combination of speaker drivers
and box
Picture of driver front
Picture of driver rear magnet
Picture of driver side view
Picture of driver model number on the chassis or magnet
The diameter of the woofer, from outside edge to edge
The cutout hole size for the woofer
The box dimensions, length x width x depth
If the woofer has a vent (tube where air can come in and out), what is the diameter and length
Does the woofer have a foam surround or rubber surround?
Is the cone material paper, polypropylene or something else?
Is the frame a cast metal or a stamped sheet metal?
| BRAND |
MODEL |
ORIGINAL |
REPLACEMENT |
COMMENT |
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B&W |
Dm 110 |
1 soft dome tweeter |
Peerless 810653 |
Attenuate tweeter around 3db with a resistor in the xover to match bass/mid level . Rebore hole to fit |
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BOSE |
501 SERIES II |
6 paper cone |
Daiichi SP6-50 |
Rebore hole to fit and fill vent with wadding |
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JBL |
L10 3way Vented |
10 paper cone |
None |
Re Roll original |
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KEF |
C60S Bookshelf Sealed |
8 KEF bass/mid |
PEERLESS |
Remove 50% of the wadding . Enlarge driver cut out hole by 10mm |
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MARANTZ |
633 3 way Floor standing |
12
bass/mid paper |
Daiichi SQ12-100 |
Rebore hole to fit and fill vent with wadding |
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CARVER |
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126WR26 81CD |
Peerless 830341 |
5", 4 ohm speaker |
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126WR26 72CD DM |
Peerless 830342 |
5", 4 ohm speaker |
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126WR26 72CD TV |
Peerless 830343 |
5", 4 ohm speaker, shielded |
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Paradigm Model 3se Mini |
Peerless 833599 confirmed to be good drop-in replacement woofer | |||
| SONY | ES Series 3way | 12" driver paper | Peerless 831857 |
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BRAND |
MODEL |
ORIGINAL |
REPLACEMENT |
COMMENT |
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AUDI |
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BMW |
328i |
5 door |
Daiichi Sp4-24 |
rebore hole to fit |
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FALCON |
XB |
4 dash |
Daiichi Sp4-24 |
Relocate driver |
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HOLDEN |
VLCommodore |
2.5 dash full range |
Daiichi |
Rebore hole |
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MAZDA |
Premacy |
3door bass mid |
original only |
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NISSEN |
Skyline |
8 bose rear shelf |
Peerless
8 850950 |
Remote backseataccess |
ACOUSTIC RESEARCH
DUNLAVY
To match the drivers in your SC- or other model Dunlavy speaker, you would have
to remove the drivers from the cabinet and inspect them
for size and model number
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Dunlavy Part Number |
Description |
Vifa/ Scan-Speak Equivalent |
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1001 |
12" Woofer |
Vifa M30WO-49 |
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1003 |
5" Mid-Bass |
Vifa P13WG-00-08 |
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1004 |
7" Mid-Bass |
M18WO-08 |
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1008 |
6.5" Mid-Bass |
P17WJ00-08 |
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1012 |
1" Dome Tweeter |
D27TG35-06 |
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1014 |
6.5" Shielded Mid-Bass |
P17SJ00-08 |
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1029 |
4" Cone Midrange |
M10MD39-08 |
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1033 |
5.5" Shielded Mid-Bass |
M13SG09-08 |
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1035 |
8" Woofer |
P21WN20-08 |
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1036 |
1" Shielded Dome Tweeter |
D27SG05-06 |
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1045 |
10" Woofer |
Scan 25W/8565 |
VON SCHWEIKERT RESEARCH
| VR-3 | The woofer is a special 10" with rubber surround we call the VR10. The midrange is a special Audax carbon fiber cone, the HT131C0 (101670A). The front tweeter is the Vifa D25AG-35-06 and the rear tweeter is the D19TD-05-08 |
| VR-4 | The midrange is a special Audax HM130C0 with a different spider we call the HM130C0-VR (101820L). The front tweeter is the Vifa D25AG-35-06 and the rear tweeter is the VIFA D19TD-05-08, |
| VR-4.5 | There are two 8" Eton 8-800 woofers . The midrange is a special Audax HM130C0 with a different spider we call the HM130C0-VR (101820L). The front tweeter is the Vifa D25AG-35-06 and the rear tweeter is the D25AG-05-06, |
| VR-6 | There are two 8"Eton 8-800 woofers, The midranges are a special Audax HM130C0 with a different spider we call the HM130C0-VR (101820L). There are two FocalTC120TDX2 tweeters, one front and one back |
TDL UK
| TL2 | The woofer is a special version of a Kef B139 with rubber surround The midrange is a Vifa paper cone, The front tweeter a metal dome audax |
GALE
| TL2 | The woofer is a special version of a Kef B200 Bextrene cone with rubber surround The front tweeter a metal dome audax |
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AUDIO PHYSICS