26-11-2012, 12:45 PM
I bought these Mission 730's cheaply even though they had no tweeters, and the mids/woofer surround had rotted, mainly for the Peerless mids. The mids I have fixed,the cabs are immaculate, the X-overs all tested and well. But I've hit a bit of a brick wall.
Firstly, I'm having trouble establishing exactly what tweeters were originally in the cabs. The chap I got them off said Celestion MF1000 and HF2000. Contacted Falcon, they said according to our info the tweeters originally were SEAS. Which makes sense as I have a few pairs of Vintage Mission speakers which indeed do use SEAS tweeters.
I'm having great difficulty finding a replacement foam surround for the woofers. They are an odd size. A 9 1/2" 24.5cm B 22cm C 18.3/5 D 16.5, this last being the killer. Goodhifi can't help. I've tried everywhere else I can think of.
Apart from making them in to coffee tables, or worse, does anyone know of any good vintage Hifi sites for info. Failing that could I replace the woofers with modern replacements, if so what? Or start from scratch.
Any advice most welcome. Andy.
Firstly, I'm having trouble establishing exactly what tweeters were originally in the cabs. The chap I got them off said Celestion MF1000 and HF2000. Contacted Falcon, they said according to our info the tweeters originally were SEAS. Which makes sense as I have a few pairs of Vintage Mission speakers which indeed do use SEAS tweeters.
I'm having great difficulty finding a replacement foam surround for the woofers. They are an odd size. A 9 1/2" 24.5cm B 22cm C 18.3/5 D 16.5, this last being the killer. Goodhifi can't help. I've tried everywhere else I can think of.
Apart from making them in to coffee tables, or worse, does anyone know of any good vintage Hifi sites for info. Failing that could I replace the woofers with modern replacements, if so what? Or start from scratch.
Any advice most welcome. Andy.
