Akai SR-1350

[Fish78]

Hi all,

First post and relatively new to the scene so please take it easy on me.

My Wife's Grandma has some Akai SR-1350's which they have owned since new, but unfortunately the foam surrounds have now completely gone. I would like as a nice gesture to get them up and running again for her, as the system was originally purchased by her Grandad, who is no longer with us.

Current condition is:

These things are lovely. The mark around the cut out is from masking tape being applied to the woofer to try and make it work! Luckily it came off completely with a little cleaner.

I know foam repair kits are available which I am considering but obviously I have never tried before, but failing that can anyone recommend replacement woofer's that I can try and locate over here in the UK?

Thanks for looking.

 

[GoRNR]

Best to repair the original woofers with new surrounds. Not hard. I read some of the AK threads on refoaming and found them informative and useful. I have now done 8 or 10 drivers with fine results. You can do it too. Just take your time and give yourself space. I bought an inexpensive lazy susan to rotate the driver on to help with the glue application. Not necessary but it made the job easier. You will need to completely clean the old foam and adhesive off the basket and very carefully from the woofer cone. The paper cone can be a bit delicate, so be very careful if considering solvents. I just lightly scraped some of my drivers with my finger nail since I an easily tell how much pressure I'm applying. That way you can minimize scraping the paper cone fiber too aggressively-- avoiding tears or thin spots. Not hard at all and when done you will have near identical performance from the woofers as when new. Give refoaming a go.

 

[turnitdown]

Buy the correct surrounds, then watch Youtube ad nauseam until you feel you can do it. It is really not difficult.