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WTB: replacement speaker for Wurlitzer OMT CD
Anyone have one of these laying around? I know I could put any comparable
speake in but want to keep the box looking and sounding original. I would buy new but Wurlitzer prices these drivers at around $100ea. Email me if you have one available. Mike in Dallas atxguy at comcast dot net |
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mike wrote:
Anyone have one of these laying around? I know I could put any comparable speake in but want to keep the box looking and sounding original. I would buy new but Wurlitzer prices these drivers at around $100ea. Email me if you have one available. You should be able to have it reconed for half that price. And if it's a good shop, it will be just like original. I personally wouldn't worry about it looking original, but you mention sound, and yes, you can't buy any old same size speaker and expect it to sound the same. The people who recone speakers normally use original parts they purchase from the speaker manufacture, so it will sound the same. -- Tony |
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100 each don't sound like a bad deal to keep a nice jukebox sounding good.
"mike" wrote in message news:U2ZBb.362406$275.1192257@attbi_s53... Anyone have one of these laying around? I know I could put any comparable speake in but want to keep the box looking and sounding original. I would buy new but Wurlitzer prices these drivers at around $100ea. Email me if you have one available. Mike in Dallas atxguy at comcast dot net |
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yes, been there, done that. The problem is that the guys at Freeman-Tuell
(speaker reconers in Dallas) are having a problem finding a replacement voice coil for it. They explained that they normally don't replace the VC during recone but the epoxy had leaked down between the voice coil and magnet during the initial recone totally botching the job. Anyhow they claim it is a ******* size and they are trying to locate one for it now. Was hoping someone had one pulled and ready to go. BTW - $100 for that driver is highway robbery "Tony Miklos" wrote in message ... mike wrote: Anyone have one of these laying around? I know I could put any comparable speake in but want to keep the box looking and sounding original. I would buy new but Wurlitzer prices these drivers at around $100ea. Email me if you have one available. You should be able to have it reconed for half that price. And if it's a good shop, it will be just like original. I personally wouldn't worry about it looking original, but you mention sound, and yes, you can't buy any old same size speaker and expect it to sound the same. The people who recone speakers normally use original parts they purchase from the speaker manufacture, so it will sound the same. -- Tony |
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No, it probably isn't if that was all this box needed. Unfortunately, I
have another $300+ in cosmetic parts just to make it look decent again. At some point you have to take a hard look at OEM part prices versus std market prices. $100 for a simple 10", 4ohm, 50 watt speaker seems a little high when generic units can be bought all day long for around $20-$50. Even the speaker guys couldnt believe that driver was priced that high from Wurlitzer. "James Burke" wrote in message ... 100 each don't sound like a bad deal to keep a nice jukebox sounding good. |
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mike wrote:
yes, been there, done that. The problem is that the guys at Freeman-Tuell (speaker reconers in Dallas) are having a problem finding a replacement voice coil for it. They explained that they normally don't replace the VC during recone What? I always thought the term "recone" didn't reflect what they actually did *most* of the time. The only speakers I ever had repaired without getting new voice coils where for some old Marantz where the foam surround disinigrated. I am assuming your bad speaker had a tear in it but other wise was fine? Or was the "spider" broken? -- Tony |
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Email me the part number and I can let you know if that price is
correct. I'm a Wurlitzer distributor and stock those speakers here in Canada (and most parts for the OMT). I've had them rebuilt locally for around $40US by the way... John :-#)# www.flippers.com On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 01:33:13 GMT, "mike" wrote: No, it probably isn't if that was all this box needed. Unfortunately, I have another $300+ in cosmetic parts just to make it look decent again. At some point you have to take a hard look at OEM part prices versus std market prices. $100 for a simple 10", 4ohm, 50 watt speaker seems a little high when generic units can be bought all day long for around $20-$50. Even the speaker guys couldnt believe that driver was priced that high from Wurlitzer. "James Burke" wrote in message ... 100 each don't sound like a bad deal to keep a nice jukebox sounding good. (Please post followups or tech enquires to the newsgroup) John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." |
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thats what my guys charge here in Dallas. PN is # 0011784, box is a 92 model
50CD "John Robertson" wrote in message news Email me the part number and I can let you know if that price is correct. I'm a Wurlitzer distributor and stock those speakers here in Canada (and most parts for the OMT). I've had them rebuilt locally for around $40US by the way... John :-#)# www.flippers.com On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 01:33:13 GMT, "mike" wrote: No, it probably isn't if that was all this box needed. Unfortunately, I have another $300+ in cosmetic parts just to make it look decent again. At some point you have to take a hard look at OEM part prices versus std market prices. $100 for a simple 10", 4ohm, 50 watt speaker seems a little high when generic units can be bought all day long for around $20-$50. Even the speaker guys couldnt believe that driver was priced that high from Wurlitzer. "James Burke" wrote in message ... 100 each don't sound like a bad deal to keep a nice jukebox sounding good. (Please post followups or tech enquires to the newsgroup) John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." |
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Ah, just checked the price list, my cost is more than the price of
reconing by a reasonable amount. So $100US is not out of line for that speaker - at least form Wurlitzer... Sorry. John :-#(# On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:06:44 GMT, "mike" wrote: thats what my guys charge here in Dallas. PN is # 0011784, box is a 92 model 50CD "John Robertson" wrote in message news Email me the part number and I can let you know if that price is correct. I'm a Wurlitzer distributor and stock those speakers here in Canada (and most parts for the OMT). I've had them rebuilt locally for around $40US by the way... John :-#)# www.flippers.com On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 01:33:13 GMT, "mike" wrote: No, it probably isn't if that was all this box needed. Unfortunately, I have another $300+ in cosmetic parts just to make it look decent again. At some point you have to take a hard look at OEM part prices versus std market prices. $100 for a simple 10", 4ohm, 50 watt speaker seems a little high when generic units can be bought all day long for around $20-$50. Even the speaker guys couldnt believe that driver was priced that high from Wurlitzer. "James Burke" wrote in message ... 100 each don't sound like a bad deal to keep a nice jukebox sounding good. (Please post followups or tech enquires to the newsgroup) John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." (Please post followups or tech enquires to the newsgroup) John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." |
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