SWR Goliath II replacement speakers

[shirojiro]

Originally posted by BillyB_from_LZ
Nah, no archive search...I remember from our offline Bottom Line discussion.

I PM'd you with an alternative...check your messages.

Thanks for your help, Bill.

Shoot, now I have even more options...

Sent you an email.

-Shin

 

[shirojiro]

I forgot to ask the Talkbass collective -

Does a blown speaker *have* to make a scraping sound when you press on the cone?

None of mine do, but no matter what combination of amps, basses, and cords I use, the cabinet makes a "fuzz" tone.

 

[B String]

I believe you fried the voice coil.
You would not necessarily hear a
scrapping noise. But that speaker is
dead! sorry....

 

[shirojiro]

So I called SWR this AM and found out that recone kits are $37.50 each.

You can send speakers to SWR for reconing - $67 each. (you pay shipping both ways)

Fostex horn diaphragms are $25.31 from SWR.

So it actually is cheaper to send my speakers back to SWR than it is to buy Eminence speaker replacements.

I'd like to try to recone them on my own, but I can't seem to find a decent set of instructions on how to recone.

Anyone know a good website?

-shin

 

[Marley's Ghost]

Subscribed. Just picked up a JR II.

Holy Crap, this thread is 5 years old!

 

[r379]

I remember researching this very thing several years ago. As I recall, Fender CS put me in touch with some SoCal outfit that would recone these drivers. I seem to remember their prices were not outlandish. The guy I talked to said he could rewind them for 4 ohms if I wanted.

 

[PawleeP]

no one answered about the ohms of the speakers, but I am curious and wondering if they are 8's in s/p or 4 32's to reach 8ohms

Hi Folks,

Well, I just blew one of the speakers in my trusty SWR Goliath II. Sigh. I did a search regarding reconing vs replacement speakers, and it seems like the price may be similar to do either.

I had a few questions though.

People on this board seem to dig Eminence speakers.

Do any of you use Eminence Deltas or Kappas in an SWR Goliath II?

How does on figure out the Thiele parameters of one's cabinet?

What are the original speakers in this cab? PAS?

I think that my cabinet achieves 8 ohms total by wiring 2 8's in series to get 16 ohms, and then placing the 2 circuits in parallel, netting 8 ohms. Does this ound right to you guys?

Do I have to worry about phase correction if I wire like this?

Sorry about all the questions. I was ready to send the cabinet out for a recone of all 4 drivers, but then I found the links to www.partsexpress.com and the Eminence speakers seem pretty reasonable.

I also think I need a new Fostex horn...

thanks for any help.

-Shin

 

[Wind Blade Khan]

I'd just re-cone the originals.I dont think Eminence 10s available to the public have as low a resonant frequency as the PAS originals.Avatar sells the Foster horns new for $25 .

Question, who re- coned your Goliath ii speakers for you? I have a Goliath ii 4x10s 4 ohm cab that I want the speakers re- coned ! Hard to find a similar speaker to replace them.

 

[Wind Blade Khan]

Not sure if the Goliath II used PAS 10"s, but you probably couldn't go wrong with PAS. From SWR, a new PAS is about $130, a recone is about $75, and a recone kit is available for something like $30-$40.

SWR is really good about keeping documentation online of their older products - you may want to check the website for info on the speaker type and wiring scheme. They're also really good about responding to email and answering questions by phone, IME.

Secretdonkey, got a swr question for you . How can I get my hands on the PAS speakers or very good replacement speakers for a Goliath ii 4x10s cab ?

 

[BucketOfFish]

I had these speakers re-coned by Orange County Speakers a few years ago. Same cone color and sound. The company has split into two separate companies; GLS Audio and the speaker repair is now called Speaker Repair Pros http://www.speakerrepairpros.com/home.html
located in Garden Grove, Calif.