EV Stage 200 - replacement drivers required
keys...@janthedogsimonsen.com
I have a pair of EV S200's, and the drivers ( both HF and LF) are good but
sound a little jaded. I bought these second hand three years ago, and have
used them regularly since. I drive them hard but not into clipping.
Can anyone recommend a replacement driver set? I'm led to believe that EV
"just don't do them anymore". They're hard to find alternatives due to the
shallow basket profile.
I'm in the UK.
Many thanks for any help.
Ron(UK)
Take or send them to Wembley Loudspeakers for reconing. Don`t ruin them
by trying to fit different drivers.
Ron(UK)
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Eeyore
keys...@janTHEDOGsimonsen.com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have a pair of EV S200's, and the drivers ( both HF and LF) are good but
> sound a little jaded.
Jaded ?
> I bought these second hand three years ago, and have
> used them regularly since. I drive them hard but not into clipping.
>
> Can anyone recommend a replacement driver set? I'm led to believe that EV
> "just don't do them anymore".
Have you been in touch with Shuttlesound ?
Graham
keys...@janthedogsimonsen.com
Jan
keys...@janthedogsimonsen.com
On 15-Feb-2007, Eeyore <rabbitsfriend...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have a pair of EV S200's, and the drivers ( both HF and LF) are good
> > but
> > sound a little jaded.
>
> Jaded ?
>
Jaded may be slightly the wrong word to use, but they're not quite as bright
sounding as they were. I think the HF drivers are getting a little tired! I
have thought it may be my hearing, but I don't think so. ;-)
>
> > I bought these second hand three years ago, and have
> > used them regularly since. I drive them hard but not into clipping.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a replacement driver set? I'm led to believe that
> > EV
> > "just don't do them anymore".
>
> Have you been in touch with Shuttlesound ?
>
I've been in touch with shuttlesound - they offered to re-cone the LF
drivers, but didn't mention anything in their email about the HF units.
> Graham
Cheers,
Jan
Shad
> I've been in touch with shuttlesound - they offered to re-cone the LF
> drivers, but didn't mention anything in their email about the HF units.
>
>> Graham
>
> Cheers,
> Jan
Ring Shuttlesound and ask for service/parts, they will tell you what
replacement drivers are used in those boxes. You can order over the phone or
if they are priced over your reach (most people who ring them have trade
accounts) find a dealer who will do you a deal once you have the part No.
Shad.
Eeyore
keys...@janTHEDOGsimonsen.com wrote:
> On 15-Feb-2007, Eeyore <rabbitsfriend...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I have a pair of EV S200's, and the drivers ( both HF and LF) are good
> > > but sound a little jaded.
> >
> > Jaded ?
>
> Jaded may be slightly the wrong word to use, but they're not quite as bright
> sounding as they were. I think the HF drivers are getting a little tired! I
> have thought it may be my hearing, but I don't think so. ;-)
Tricky to comment.
Have you checked the crossover networks ? If they contain any electrolytic caps
(bi-polar) I'd check those out.
> > > I bought these second hand three years ago, and have
> > > used them regularly since. I drive them hard but not into clipping.
> > >
> > > Can anyone recommend a replacement driver set? I'm led to believe that
> > > EV "just don't do them anymore".
> >
> > Have you been in touch with Shuttlesound ?
>
> I've been in touch with shuttlesound - they offered to re-cone the LF
> drivers, but didn't mention anything in their email about the HF units.
Sure, I'd expect Shuttlesound to offer a recone. They're good guys btw - I've
found them to be very helpful but I doubt that's your actual problem.
As for the HF driver all you can do is fit a new diaphragm but I seriously doubt
that's the issue.
Mail me on my hotmail addy that I give out here.
I'll do my best to fix it.
Graham
Ron(UK)
>
> keys...@janTHEDOGsimonsen.com wrote:
>
>> On 15-Feb-2007, Eeyore <rabbitsfriend...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I have a pair of EV S200's, and the drivers ( both HF and LF) are good
>>>> but sound a little jaded.
>>> Jaded ?
>> Jaded may be slightly the wrong word to use, but they're not quite as bright
>> sounding as they were. I think the HF drivers are getting a little tired! I
>> have thought it may be my hearing, but I don't think so. ;-)
>
> Tricky to comment.
>
> Have you checked the crossover networks ? If they contain any electrolytic caps
> (bi-polar) I'd check those out.
Do the S200`s have the polyswitches in the feed to the hf unit like the
sx`s do? if so, they may have gone open circuit.
gwatts
> On 15-Feb-2007, Eeyore <rabbitsfriend...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>>Hi All,
>>>
>>>I have a pair of EV S200's, and the drivers ( both HF and LF) are good
>>>but
>>>sound a little jaded.
>>
>>Jaded ?
>>
>
> Jaded may be slightly the wrong word to use, but they're not quite as bright
> sounding as they were. I think the HF drivers are getting a little tired! I
> have thought it may be my hearing, but I don't think so. ;-)
As Graham mentioned you'll want to check the crossover networks, and
maybe check for dust or other contaminants in the HF driver gap and the
passageways between the diaphragm and the horn. I've seen accumulated
dust so thick in the gap that it was difficult to pull the diaphragm off
the magnet but after a good cleaning all worked as well as new, from a
driver that spent a good bit of time in a smoky club. We also found we
needed to clean most of our HF drivers after a four day festival in a
dusty rodeo arena after noticing we had the HF drive up about 4-5 dB
from where we usually set it. Too many dancers, a bit of a breeze into
the stage and hot, dry weather. I was glad I was at FOH and not
monitors (ahhh- CHOO!).
Eeyore
"Ron(UK)" wrote:
> Eeyore wrote:
> > keys...@janTHEDOGsimonsen.com wrote:
> >> On 15-Feb-2007, Eeyore <rabbitsfriend...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>> Hi All,
> >>>>
> >>>> I have a pair of EV S200's, and the drivers ( both HF and LF) are good
> >>>> but sound a little jaded.
> >>> Jaded ?
> >> Jaded may be slightly the wrong word to use, but they're not quite as bright
> >> sounding as they were. I think the HF drivers are getting a little tired! I
> >> have thought it may be my hearing, but I don't think so. ;-)
> >
> > Tricky to comment.
> >
> > Have you checked the crossover networks ? If they contain any electrolytic caps
> > (bi-polar) I'd check those out.
>
> Do the S200`s have the polyswitches in the feed to the hf unit like the
> sx`s do? if so, they may have gone open circuit.
EV also use incandescent bulb limiters.
I've had to replace those too. They *do* burn out sometimes.
Graham
Earl Grey
The hf units in the s200 is a dome tweeter, not a horn so it probably does
sound jaded compared to a proper horn driver like the one in the sx range.
Q
"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriend...@hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
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> > > Have you checked the crossover networks ? If they contain any
electrolytic caps
> > > (bi-polar) I'd check those out.
> >
> > Do the S200`s have the polyswitches in the feed to the hf unit like the
> > sx`s do? if so, they may have gone open circuit.
>
> EV also use incandescent bulb limiters.
I recently had to rebuild a pair of S200..
No electrolytics ( film caps instead ), no bulbs, no polyswitches...
I got a diaphragm for the tweeter from the EV rep here, but it does take a
bit more skill to install than a regular comp. driver diaphragm..
This is what you need to install ( this is the damaged diaphragm ):
http://www.voidaudio.dk/pics/dia1.jpg
http://www.voidaudio.dk/pics/dia2.jpg
Let me know if your local EV people cant get the part for you..
Woofer is EVM12S afaik..
/peter, voidaudio.dk
Earl Grey
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:02:49 GMT, bjt...@the.controls wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:21:53 +0000, "Ron(UK)" <r...@lunevalleyaudio.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>keys...@janTHEDOGsimonsen.com wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I have a pair of EV S200's, and the drivers ( both HF and LF) are good but
>>>> sound a little jaded. I bought these second hand three years ago, and have
>>>> used them regularly since. I drive them hard but not into clipping.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone recommend a replacement driver set? I'm led to believe that EV
>>>> "just don't do them anymore". They're hard to find alternatives due to the
>>>> shallow basket profile.
>>>>
>>>> I'm in the UK.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks for any help.
>>>
>>>Take or send them to Wembley Loudspeakers for reconing. Don`t ruin them
>>>by trying to fit different drivers.
>>>
>>>www.wembleyloudspeaker.co.uk
>>
>>Great-Uncle Bulgaria's the man! :)
>
> Just thought - that might be a little obscure for many, Paul McAllum the MD
> at Wembley Loudspeaker was the bass guitarist for The Wombles when they did
> live gigs :)
>
Heh, so was Chris Spedding, the Womble with the Flying V.
Phildo
<bjt...@the.controls> wrote in message
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Jeff Clennell (last heard of at Villa Audio in Chelmsford) was known as the
Orinoco Kid for similar reasons !!!
Phildo
Ron(UK)
> Just thought - that might be a little obscure for many, Paul McAllum the MD
> at Wembley Loudspeaker was the bass guitarist for The Wombles when they did
> live gigs :)
Hey, My mate Jim was the drummer - his claim to fame is that he did Top
of the Pops, in a womble suit!
Small world isn't it
Ron(UK)
