Woofer Refoam referral? - SF Bay Area

[craggd]

Does anyone have a good referral for a professional refoamer in the SF Bay Area? I have a pair of AR-5's that need the woofers refoamed. I would prefer to deal with the individual who does the work rather than a shop that farms it out. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks, Dave

 

[mech986]

Some folks like Audiovex in Berkeley but I have a friend who says they take some time with work, not sure about time to refoam though.

check JBL Professional for a shop in your area, they could probably do the work as well for your AR.

Or send the drivers to Orange County Speaker Repair (www.speakerrepair.com) and wait a week or so, they'll do the job right, IME.

And Welcome to AK!

 

[craggd]

Appreciate the referral and welcome! I have used Audiovex, very happy with quality but turn around was quite slow. Was mainly hoping there might be another local alternative. Would rather not ship but I have also heard positives about OCSR. I will likely go back to Audiovex if nothing else is praised. Good news is I am not short on speakers! Dave

 

[Coastsider]

A Brown Soun

I've heard good things about A Brown Soun in San Rafael although I have not personally used their services.

http://www.abrown.com/

 

[mech986]

I've heard good things about A Brown Soun in San Rafael although I have not personally used their services.

http://www.abrown.com/

That was the other one I was trying to remember without looking it up. Odd sounding name, I kept coming up with Brown Sound or Brown Note, not the most pleasant thing to remember. :scratch2:

 

[Coastsider]

L&M Electronics

Another possibility is L&M Electronics on Geneva Avenue across the street from the Cow Palace. They do speaker refoaming although their specialty is hardware repair. They've been in the same location for a really long time and although I do my own refoaming, I've had a number of amplifiers repaired there as well as a B&O linear TT and can recommend them based on that experience.

http://www.landmelectronics.net/

 

[craggd]

Thank you both! I will look into them and likely give one of them a try. Dave

 

[FauxHall]

In San Jose, Sertech off Blossom Hill Road can take care of it for you. They do all sorts of audio repair and will even do house calls.

 

[wiredbecker]

Daniel at Audivex in Berkeley is the man.