Soldering that wire that close to the dome will be difficult. You need to protect the dome from the heat. I would use a small piece of wax paper first as it shouldn't stick to the dome that much, cut a slice and slip the wire through the slit sticking up, then add a piece of thin cardboard from a cereal box, also cut a slot to slip the wire stub by the dome into so it sticks up above the cardboard. Once both ends of the original wire are prepped for soldering a quick little dab of solder is all you should need. You can also make a little jumper extension to join the two ends. If that doesn't work, then send it, actually both to Richard So for rebuilding. I say both so both will be equal with equL output.View attachment 1197398
Unknown, but ima start fiddling with the 810s first since they’ve been mentioned so often. I’ll definitely check the fuses. On the one that’s labeled “bad tweet”, it looks like it’s possible that one of the wires going into the dome is compromised- if that’s the case it might be as simple as cleaning any coating off of the wire and quickly hitting it with some solder. I’m hoping for something simple, I’d like to keep the original drivers in it. (Top wire in pic)
Anyone have any experience with the realistic Optimus-9s? They look funky and I kinda dig ‘em.
I think I’m gonna hafta learn how to refinish cabinets.
Refinishing the cabs shouldn't be too difficult. Let's see detailed pics of the cabs and see what they will need. Great speakers worth restoring.
Glenn