Timeframe TF350s - Rebuild
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digtubeess
Active Member
OMI said:Ed,
Did not even look
But I had called DCM and they had replacement woofers
but the replacement woofers are $32.20 plus shipping...
http://www.dcmspeakers.com
I am so impressed with dcm's level of customer support.. not to many companies will give out the eng. drawings for the crossovers.
I'd say money well spent! Nice job docing it all!
OMI
Super Member
Warren,
It has a few issues... One was it needed a new dust cover... Found one for $85 and shipping... I think it is worth it. Need a set screw for the tone arm ("S" arm) where it locks into the pivot arm and I need a head shell also... Other than that and a good cleaning.. I think it is operational....
Yeppers ... DCM was helpfull and answered all my question... A good company...
It has a few issues... One was it needed a new dust cover... Found one for $85 and shipping... I think it is worth it. Need a set screw for the tone arm ("S" arm) where it locks into the pivot arm and I need a head shell also... Other than that and a good cleaning.. I think it is operational....
Yeppers ... DCM was helpfull and answered all my question... A good company...
jt1stcav
Up and Coming Bottlehead
Great thread, OMI...lots of valuable info!
Just discovered this thread from OMI's TF350 rebuild experience...wonderful job!
I just acquired a mint pair of TF350s from my brother, and am now using them with a equally fine '78 Sansui G-7000 stereo receiver! This pairing provides excellent sonics for all my musical needs, to include compositions written for the classical pipe organ!
These old DCMs must be rather efficient; as I write this, I'm listening to a hybrid SACD of Music For Organ, Brass and Timpani by organist Anthony Newman and the Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble (2004 Sonoma Records, SAC-001)...with the gain control jacked to 10 o'clock, musical peaks are at only 5Wpc @ well over 95dB...pretty damn loud at times, but also extremely realistic and dynamic, with air and transparency more likely found with larger loudspeakers costing thousands more!
Playing Genesis Live from their '73 concert was an eye-opener as well...you'd think this recording was made only recently; Phil Collins' drumming and Peter Gabriel's singing was clean, clear and precise, and the DCMs made the band come alive in my listening room!
OMI, just wondering if you or anyone else know the specs for the TimeFrame TF350s...DCM's site provides the owners manual, but no specifications, and I have no idea what their overall ratings in frequency response, sensitivity, impedance etc. are. I'd appreciate any info I can get concerning their specs.
Thanks again for a wonderful thread, OMI. Do you still listen to and enjoy your TF350s?:scratch2:
Just discovered this thread from OMI's TF350 rebuild experience...wonderful job!
I just acquired a mint pair of TF350s from my brother, and am now using them with a equally fine '78 Sansui G-7000 stereo receiver! This pairing provides excellent sonics for all my musical needs, to include compositions written for the classical pipe organ!
These old DCMs must be rather efficient; as I write this, I'm listening to a hybrid SACD of Music For Organ, Brass and Timpani by organist Anthony Newman and the Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble (2004 Sonoma Records, SAC-001)...with the gain control jacked to 10 o'clock, musical peaks are at only 5Wpc @ well over 95dB...pretty damn loud at times, but also extremely realistic and dynamic, with air and transparency more likely found with larger loudspeakers costing thousands more!
Playing Genesis Live from their '73 concert was an eye-opener as well...you'd think this recording was made only recently; Phil Collins' drumming and Peter Gabriel's singing was clean, clear and precise, and the DCMs made the band come alive in my listening room!
OMI, just wondering if you or anyone else know the specs for the TimeFrame TF350s...DCM's site provides the owners manual, but no specifications, and I have no idea what their overall ratings in frequency response, sensitivity, impedance etc. are. I'd appreciate any info I can get concerning their specs.
Thanks again for a wonderful thread, OMI. Do you still listen to and enjoy your TF350s?:scratch2:
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Very cool restore - thanks for all the details and pix!!
General question - I see a lot of the DCM Time Frame speakers have black caps and feet -
has anyone had success removing the black paint and switching them to Oak finish??
General question - I see a lot of the DCM Time Frame speakers have black caps and feet -
has anyone had success removing the black paint and switching them to Oak finish??
Alan G.
Active Member
This thread is way old, but I have a dead tweeter in a - I think - later build of 350s. From reading, it looks like the crossover is at 2K, and PartsExpress doesn't have Philips stuff and Vifa has become Tymphony. They do have a Tymphony 3/4" tweeter whose frequency response is a wicked 1500 to 40K, thus starting below the crossover.
Anybody use this? Or would this be a good fit?
https://www.parts-express.com/peerless-by-tymphany-xt19td00-04-3-4-dual-radiator-tweeter--264-1000
Anybody use this? Or would this be a good fit?
https://www.parts-express.com/peerless-by-tymphany-xt19td00-04-3-4-dual-radiator-tweeter--264-1000