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IMF owners thread!

Yes,was thinking that
Only done one,might do the other in a bit,but well worth it :) Was a little nervous about doing it but ive done much more complex stuff,but these are beautiful
 
Hi,Happy birthday (my own daughter have it's birthday the 14)and congratulation on answering your riddle and recap your X-over,should this year be a great one for you.and please put some pictures of your X-over as reference.
 
Hi all,

Can someone tell me what drivers were originally in the IMF super compacts first generation. Kef B200 SP1014?

Cheers
Mk
 
Rebuilding the TLS80 crossovers,the poly caps are showing signs of cracking/ageing on a few.
Now,heres the dilemma
I can replace them with monacor versions...or original N.O.S Mullard's
Any thoughts?
 
I have a question re the amount of doping on the mid-range drivers of the TLS50 Mk1 - Mine were salvaged from a different speaker and are absolutely covered in the stuff. I am wondering if this is the cause of the upper mind range suckout these speakers seem to have. Can anyone advise on the amount of doping that there should be on these cones? Thanks
 
I have just got a pair of IMF 50tls mk2's recapped them and new midrange's ,best speakers ive owned and ive been through quite a few pairs infact lots lol
 
Mart Mccall said:
I have a question re the amount of doping on the mid-range drivers of the TLS50 Mk1 - Mine were salvaged from a different speaker and are absolutely covered in the stuff. I am wondering if this is the cause of the upper mind range suckout these speakers seem to have. Can anyone advise on the amount of doping that there should be on these cones? Thanks
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Matt, do you have the original midranges and salvaged ones, or are they the same drivers? Please provide some detailed pictures front and back, showing any labels or lettering. The TLS50 mid was an ELAC or EMI driver depending on version of speaker, and some earlier or later units used on the very early Studio or Compacts might be different or differently doped.

When did you get your speakers, and do you know when they may have been modified? Have you had a chance to recap them, because a bad cap in the midrange circuit could certainly affect the response.

Floyd15 said:
I have just got a pair of IMF 50tls mk2's recapped them and new midrange's ,best speakers ive owned and ive been through quite a few pairs infact lots lol
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Congrats Floyd15, when did you do the recap, how, and which caps did you use? Got Pics.

Folks, we'd all would like to see pictures of your IMFs so I'll post this reminder:

:needpics:
 
Hi,congratulation Floyd with your acquisition,the Tls 50 is a very complete speaker,good for any kind of music.Mart usually the dope cover the complete mid (EMI) including the center piece,I will say like a 1 mm,you should be able to see some pictures from past threads to give you a general idea or we can put some pictures for you from my TLs.
 
20160130_075215.jpg 20160130_075243.jpg 20160130_075155.jpgI rang falcon acoustics,he sent me the recommend Electrolytic caps and replacement Mid ranges he siad the Monocors are much better than the originals. I didnt take pictures of work in progress because there was already some on here. It was very easy to do and im not very good fiddly things. But the sound difference is amazing even the missus has said how good they sound :) I'm running them on my Albarry PP1 45 watts per channel and drives them lovely and loud when needed. Beautiful speakers these are keepers
 
mech986 said:
Matt, do you have the original midranges and salvaged ones, or are they the same drivers? Please provide some detailed pictures front and back, showing any labels or lettering. The TLS50 mid was an ELAC or EMI driver depending on version of speaker, and some earlier or later units used on the very early Studio or Compacts might be different or differently doped.

When did you get your speakers, and do you know when they may have been modified? Have you had a chance to recap them, because a bad cap in the midrange circuit could certainly affect the response.



Congrats Floyd15, when did you do the recap, how, and which caps did you use? Got Pics.

Folks, we'd all would like to see pictures of your IMFs so I'll post this reminder:

:needpics:
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Here is what the previous owner said:

'Anyway, as you might have seen from my other threads, these came to me with duff tweeters and the wrong mids. They now have a brand new pair of Audax 12x8 tweeters supplied by Falcon Acoustics who also happened to have a pair of the correct EMI mids. These were used but tested by Jerry for me before sale.
These mids were doped for these speakers by IMF hence looking a little 'sticky' on the pictures. These EMI units were only used on the Mk1 but have the advantage of a rubber surround so no rotten foam issues like you get on the Mk2s with Elac mids.'

Hard to really tell from photographs but my mids look a bit over-doped compared to other Mk1 and Mk2 TLS50 that I have seen.
 
Alcap 50V Low Loss or Alcap 100V capacitors TLS 50 and TLS 80 both MK1
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Replacement capacitors arrived for TLS 50 and TLS 80 this morning, had a slight delay due to lack of stock of certain 2% capacitors, but Jerry of Falcon Acoustics provided excellent communication throughout.

For those seeking to re-cap take note of the information posted on Falcons website:-
Some 50V Low Loss values are now finished or in short supply. We can no longer supply 24uF or 25uF, please substitute with 100V HP types for these values.
When ordering you will note from the dropdown box only 100v are now available.

Will be looking to commence the re-cap on the weekend, thereon will post photos.
 
Finished my recap of my TLS80 on Sunday night....only had a few hours with them but man,what a difference!!
Well worth doing,im going to do my 50's next......and maybe my new pair...stay tuned!!
 
What would you guys pay for a set of TLS 80's in rough condition.

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I might be able to get this set above. No stands and name tags are cracked and missing pieces, Also he said one driver not working. I dont want to low ball him but don't want to over pay either.

Nashou
 
Nashou66 said:
What would you guys pay for a set of TLS 80's in rough condition.

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I might be able to get this set above. No stands and name tags are cracked and missing pieces, Also he said one driver not working. I dont want to low ball him but don't want to over pay either.

Nashou
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Hi Nashou, that question really needs to go to Dollars & Sense. We don't want this great thread to get ported over there. They are sticklers around here!

I will say they don't look too bad! But more detailed pictures would help in D&S.
 
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