I need some help with Muzikmike's speakers (long, with pictures).

Posted by JimK on April 12, 2014 at 13:34:27

I need help with two things, both mentioned near the end of this post.

But first, some background:

My GF and I took a trip out to Pennsylavania last week, and along with visiting Batman Bill and Miss Sarah (thank you once again for your hospitality, Bill!), we stopped-in Chez Peshkin to see Mikee and Barb. Many of you have seen Mikee's Infinity PF-R's before, and some of you have heard them in-person:

While there, Mikee asked if "Dr. John" and I could discover why the two upper-mid speakers in the LH speaker weren't working. We did what we could, given the late hour and the tools available, and our consensus was that something in the crossover had fried.

But we couldn't get it out out to look into it further!

So I brought the towers home with me, and.......uh....let's just say it's not pretty:

The towers consist of a total of 14 speakers, and of those 14, 10 of them need to be re-foamed:

And although I managed to get them out of the cabinet (easy enough to do once all of the drivers have been removed), I don't know what's wrong with the crossovers.

So, I need help with the following two items:

1. I need help finding a place that can re-foam these speakers properly. There are several places here in Minne-a-no-place where one can have guitar amp and "home theater" speakers re-foamed, but these Inifnity's are Mikee's babies, and I don't want to trust them to just anyone. Any recommendations? (And to be brutally frank, I could also use some help paying for this. Yes, I took-on this responsibility of my own free will, and for Mikee's sake I will follow-through with it. But if any of you are feeling generous, I sure would appreciate a token buck or two!)

2. I need help finding someone who can rebuild the crossovers, whether that be a fellow Inmate, or a well-respected Service Tech/company. I could probably do this, but Ribfest is coming, and I'm not sure I can do it fast enough. My electronic skills are limited, and it would take me 10x longer to rebuild them compared to someone who knows what he's doing.

Before we left "Changelessburg" I told Barb that if she could find a way to get Mikee downstairs at Ribfest so he could hear his system again, I would do everything I could to have his speakers repaired for him.

But when I said that I didn't know it was going to be this involved....

Thanks, all.

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Topic - I need some help with Muzikmike's speakers (long, with pictures). - JimK 13:34:27 04/12/14 (27)

Since you seem to be doing all the leg work - Waxxy 22:20:04 04/13/14 (4)

No emails accepted! - JimK 09:08:31 04/20/14 (0)

Thank you, sir! - JimK 07:51:55 04/20/14 (2)

RE: Thank you, sir! - rlindsa 08:01:38 04/20/14 (1)

Got it! - JimK 09:09:15 04/20/14 (0)

Hi ya CoolMan .. - three_sox 04:16:08 04/13/14 (1)

SCM lives! - JimK 15:52:45 04/13/14 (0)

RE: I need some help with Muzikmike's speakers (long, with pictures). - Michael Samra 03:39:04 04/13/14 (1)

RE: "...a guy in the St Paul area that does them rather inexpensively." - JimK 15:48:49 04/13/14 (0)

You've got mail - Batman 03:37:44 04/13/14 (1)

Backatcha! (nt) - JimK 15:46:05 04/13/14 (0)

RE: I need some help with Muzikmike's speakers (long, with pictures). - J.Mac 18:35:51 04/12/14 (2)

If you'd still like to help-out, please send me an email. (nt) - JimK 09:10:53 04/20/14 (0)

Thank you! And, "watch this space". - JimK 15:42:52 04/13/14 (0)

RE: I need some help with Muzikmike's speakers (long, with pictures). - Rod M 17:53:16 04/12/14 (2)

As "Dirty Harry" once said, - JimK 21:15:07 04/12/14 (0)

Orange County Speaker Repair - FenderLover 20:46:51 04/12/14 (0)

RE: I need some help with Muzikmike's speakers (long, with pictures). - calloway 16:50:29 04/12/14 (1)

I used to have PayPal (past tense). - JimK 17:39:29 04/12/14 (0)

RE: The crossovers look OK... but that tablecloth! It has to go! - amioutaline? 16:27:15 04/12/14 (2)

Just in case you have the "automagic" thingy turned-on... - JimK 15:29:54 04/13/14 (0)

RE: Tablecloth! - JimK 17:36:04 04/12/14 (0)

Refoam - Brian Walsh 15:41:56 04/12/14 (2)

Got it! - JimK 17:27:31 04/12/14 (1)

RE: Got it! - Brian Walsh 20:51:43 04/13/14 (0)

Email me? - Timbo in Oz 14:53:18 04/12/14 (1)

On the way! (nt) - JimK 17:27:59 04/12/14 (0)

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