Repair Marantz Speakers (Model SP2042 from 1990)

[IHateMyJob2004]

I can get some speakers from a co-worker for free or cheap. Marantz, c. 1990 Model SP2042; Three Way - 12" Woofer, 4" Midrange, 3" Tweeter; 120 Watt Max; 8 Ohm Impedance. I have a picture of them. Yes, a 3" tweeter. Not sure how to punctate that sentence. They are supposed to sound good in reasonable condition. Condition .....

One of the mids is totally destroyed though. Trust me, that is an accurate description.

There is also a dented dust cap on one woofer but that doesn't bother me so much.

Does anyone know how I would best replace the midrange? Should I just go to radioshack and buy some cheap replacements?

Thansk!

 

[PottedMeat]

What do you mean 'destroyed' mid?
Is the surround rotted out? Is the cone ripped out of the speaker? Is it fried?

You can get speaker surround repair kits from Parts Express. If you just want the things working, I'd just get some cheap midrange from Parts Express and pop them in there.

If the midrange is labeled you could find a datasheet for the speaker and get a similar replacement.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Midrange looks like someone hit it with a hammer. Then hit it with a hammer again. And once more just to see what would happen.

The cone, dust cap, surround, is destroyed.

How much woudl a replacement go for?

 

[sdifox]

you would need to figure out what it is, then you can source a replacement

 

[NutBucket]

If the voice coil is ok the cone can be replaced, assuming the basket is ok.

Best to leave this repair to a professional. I would seek out a speaker repair shop and see what they suggest. And of you can always scour ebay for an OEM replacement. I've done this for speakers where previous owners installed cheap radio shack replacements.

Trust me, if they're worth repairing you don't want to ruin them by using shitty parts.

 

[Anubis]

If the voice coil is ok the cone can be replaced, assuming the basket is ok.

Best to leave this repair to a professional.

I agree with this. However it can be a PITA to find someone to do it. I havent had much luck finding someone to repair my old Advent bookshelves

 

[Thump553]

Anubis: Look online for someone to repair Advents (my first quality speakers), there are several out there. BTW I've seen some really sweet rebuilt Advents on ebay every once in a while.

 

[biggestmuff]

Contact Marantz.

They have a page for looking up repair centers:
http://us.marantz.com/3043.asp

 

[Anubis]

Anubis: Look online for someone to repair Advents (my first quality speakers), there are several out there. BTW I've seen some really sweet rebuilt Advents on ebay every once in a while.

ill have to look harder, last time i only found kits to do it yourself. These mofos are old as well, they are advent/1 or /2s i'm pretty sure they are 1s

 

[NutBucket]

I agree with this. However it can be a PITA to find someone to do it. I havent had much luck finding someone to repair my old Advent bookshelves

Where are you located? I have a pretty good shop in my neighborhood. Did a great job on some Boston Acoustics speakers I have.

 

[Anubis]

Where are you located? I have a pretty good shop in my neighborhood. Did a great job on some Boston Acoustics speakers I have.

a long way from north hollywood

lol

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[NutBucket]

Where there's a will there's a way...and UPS is always an option

 

[slashbinslashbash]

I would not worry too much about fixing the midrange with the exact right part. These are not especially noteworthy speakers. I don't know of any vintage speakers with 3" cone tweeters that are really any good, and while Marantz is known for their audio components, speakers were never a big part of their business. If you really need a big, probably mediocre set of speakers, go ahead and get two midranges from Parts Express, and put them in both speakers (to at least keep them sounding the same as each other). Keep the original mids (including the damaged one) just in case someday someone you decide that you want to spend a few hundred dollars to restore these speakers to original condition.

Trust me, if they're worth repairing you don't want to ruin them by using shitty parts.

Maybe, maybe not. I think there's a fuzzy line there, implicit within "if they're worth repairing..." IMO, they are not worth spending $100 or more to repair. They are very likely, simply not that good. But if he can get a couple of cheap mids (note, I said cheap, not crappy) and have a working, decent-sounding set of speakers for <$40 out of pocket, that's pretty good. It's not like he's going to damage anything by swapping out the mids (as long as he doesn't get some with crazy impedence or something).

Here's what I mean by a cheap but not necessarily crappy midrange:

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=299-945

They're Jamo OEM, but probably discontinued or something, so they dumped them cheap. Jamo makes good stuff. I wouldn't hesitate to go with something like that if I were in the OP's situation. For $8, what do you have to lose?