800 series phase plug on 805S

[Minivan]

Hi

My 2 year old son recently squashed the dust cover on the midrange driver on one of my B&W 805S speakers - nightmare...

Anyway, they are difficult to repair and not replaceable unless you replace the entire midrange unit, which is quite expensive. However, an eBay seller suggested that you can make the phase plug from the 805D series compatible with the 805S - anyone heard of this or know if it's doable?



Service manual: https://www.bwgroupusa.com/bwgroup-p...%2F805S-TM.pdf

[TomScrut]

If the HTM4S I have is anything to go by, it won't work as the plug is part of the driver rather than a removable plug (like on the nautilus and diamonds)

[Minivan]

Hi Tom

Yes, they appear to be the same.

The eBay seller claims it can be done and is suggesting I send them my speakers or the drivers and they will complete the installation. They are also located in Hungary. Smell a rat?

[TomScrut]

I wouldn't do it if I were you, there must be a reason B&W did the driver the way they did! And yes I wouldn't like the idea of sending my speakers to Hungary!

[windshear]

I don't think it can be done without changing the fundamentals of the driver. Its too risky, and does not justify the chance of never seeing your drivers again. Keep your drivers original, or get it repaired or even replaced.

[Minivan]

Agree with you all.

I had another idea, that I could swap the driver out from the surround speaker DS8S. But I measured it and the drivers on the DS8S's are actually bigger than the 805S.

In the end, I actually managed to get it 90% back to normal using duck-tape carefully.

Thanks for the comments