speaker replcmnt for paradigm 9se

[krossman]

Hello to you all I am new here. I am want to replace the woofers on a pair of older paradigm 9se v1. I need help actually in ordering the correct woofers. The tweeters are fine. I picked these up at a yard sale for the pair $10.00 !!! Would really like to freshin them up.

[krossman]

No one?

[Chris Roemer]

No one?

You PROBABLY just need to replace the surrounds with a surround repair kit. Someone from PE tech support can probably talk you through which ones you need. They can also do the repairs for you, or you could search for replacement woofers, like on ebay.

[krossman]

Actually the speakers were repaired by the owner with gorilla glue the speakers seperated from the foam material...looks really bad..now the speakers again have seperated from foam...I have had a hard time finding replacements

[Chris Roemer]

Actually the speakers were repaired by the owner with gorilla glue the speakers seperated from the foam material...looks really bad..now the speakers again have seperated from foam...I have had a hard time finding replacements

Post a picture. Maybe PE would take it on anyhow. Problem with dropping a different driver in there is that it has to be compatible with the internal box volume (and tuning if it's vented), AND has to have a response curve (including sensitivity) AND impedance profile which match the original, otherwise the crossover won't be compatible.

Chris

[johnastockman]

Actually the speakers were repaired by the owner with gorilla glue the speakers seperated from the foam material...looks really bad..now the speakers again have seperated from foam...I have had a hard time finding replacements


If they are more than 10 years old, the OEM probably can't help you...but it can't hurt to contact them. Flea-bay might be a source for some NOS woofers. Always best to replace with the original, because of the reasons Chris mentioned. Just matching up impedance and frequency response data isn't the way to find a replacement. It has to have the same characteristics, T/S parameters and impedance profile as the stock woofer. Very difficult to find an aftermarket woofer that'll match the same specs because many OEM's use proprietary made-just-for-them woofers & tweeters. The original crossover was designed for that driver only. Parts Express does repairs...call them and see if they could help. These guys are another resource:

www.speakerrepair.com

They do repairs also, but they might be able help finding an OEM driver for you. Good luck and let us know how it turns out.


John A.

[thekorvers]

I have a pair of paradigm 9se speakers with good woofers, one good tweeter and one bad tweeter. I would be willing to sell the drivers. If you are interested, send me an e-mail. You will find an e-mail link on my profile page. I will have to get them out of the attic where they are stored.