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06 Sep 2011

Advice needed Please!

Filed Under : Gear

Posted By : 4most Wanted | Comments : 5

EV S-200's

Sorry to repost, but just trying to get alternative solutions.

@Lee - The Kasuals and Rumble Fat Band - Thanks for the input guys. Found a guy in Keighley that will recone them for £67 each. Only problem now I've found is that one of the drivers is not the original EV! AARRGGHH!!

Can anyone else add any further input?

All,
I have a pair of EV S-200's that have dead drivers and the cabinets are just too good to bin 'em. But since the EV replacements are somewhere in the region of £200 each (if you can get hold of them), I need a pair of suitable alternatives.

The obvious choices are Eminence, Celestion, Fane etc, but I'm trying not to sacrifice the wonderful EV sound. I know some speakers can sound quite brittle and harsh and sometimes too trebley (if that makes sense!), and would like a warmer more rounded sound.

The rest of the PA is made up of 2 x HZ SB600 bass bins, 2 x Behringer EP2500 Europower amps with a Behringer CX3200 crossover and a Spirit Folio SX desk.

I could probably stretch to about £170 for a pair of drivers if I had to, but I really have no idea about PA stuff.

Anyone got any advice? It would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Mark

Comments

# Posted by T CLOTH - 06/09/2011, 21:10 (GMT)

I`ll give you 50 quid for `em

# Posted by 4most Wanted - 06/09/2011, 21:44 (GMT)

I was hoping for something a bit more positive than that Nick, to be fair!! Anyway what would you do with 'em? If you've got replacement drivers, then sell 'em to me!

# Posted by T CLOTH - 06/09/2011, 22:06 (GMT)

No but seriously........you can get the speakers reconed. I think it cost me about 70 quid (each that is) Gimme a ring & iI`ll give you the number.

# Posted by Rumble Fat Band - 06/09/2011, 22:12 (GMT)

Why not send the drivers off to Wembley Loudspeakers and have the repaired?
http://www.wembleyloudspeaker.com/

Chances are they just need a re-cone and at least they are still original.
Sticking other drivers in will devalue them massively and they are probably one of the best plastic housed speaker available.

# Posted by The Kasuals Solid Sixties Musi... - 06/09/2011, 23:47 (GMT)

In working condition you will get anything between £200/250 for them, our frontman had 6 pairs of them that he bought off the BBC back in the 80's, we used a pair for a while until he sold them.

Excellent speaker, on a par with Ramsa's and a lot better than the current EV SX200's.

Lee :)

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