I got the 3FE25s (4 ohm) and replaced the original speakers. They are not as deep as the originals so they are not braced between the front and back of the cabinet but it does not seem to be an issue. Given how long it's been since the original speakers worked properly, I cannot honestly say how they differ tonally, but, if pressed to express an opinion, I'd say that they don't have quite the same bass response/extension. That said, they sound quite good and way better than the originals after the surrounds split. No part of the speaker extends beyond the plane of the mount, so contact with the cabinet is a non-issue. I may go ahead and repair the originals now, just because. However, there is one part of this whole process that I would have to address before I venture another cabinet disassembly.
The tiny torx head screws used to hold everything in place are just ridiculously soft. I have the proper micro screwdriver with the correct size head to deal with them, but the screws are way too easy to strip; they are softer than the plastic they screw into. I'll be sure to have some replacements, probably just phillips head in the correct sizes, to reduce the aggravation. Home: Win7Pro(x64)[3.3Ghz i5, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD system, 15TB storage], LMS 7.9.0 -> Logitech Squeezebox Classic V.3 -> Cambridge Audio DacMagic -> NAD C160 -> 2 x NAD C272 -> Quad 22L2 Portable: FreeNAS 9.3 [HP Microserver Gen8, 10GB RAM, 16GB flash boot, 120GB SSD for LMS 7.9.0 in FreeBSD jail, 5 x 4TB WD Red HD ZFS RAIDZ1] -> Logitech Squeezebox Classic V.3 -> Cambridge Audio DacMagic: XLR out -> Soundmaster Diamond 12-2 mixing board -> P.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ get.amped's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10022 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105534 _______________________________________________ Boom mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/boom
