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I recently picked up a pair of B & O Redline 60 type 6503 from a customer who bought them new in 1985.
I used them in place of my mains while I had the mains out here in the shop for a major upgrade. They are so detailed and clean with a 93 dB efficiency.
This model was placed in the Musuem of Fine Arts due to its innovation and design.
I heard something rattling inside so I took them apart and found that the ABR or auxillary bass radiator is comprised of a single large metal plate affixed to a mounting housing frame with foam and had come apart due to the foam rotting.
I have redesigned a new permanent fix for them and rebuilt them with some Danish Tyhmphany SDS 5.25" passive radiators and have upgraded the crossovers. The foam kits for the original ABR's aren't available anymore and if they were, they would fail again. I have rebuilt them for my side surrounds in my HT system due to their sound quality and extremely high efficiency. My next DIY project just happened to be a side surround speaker to run in parallel with my in ceiling Polk RC85I.
I found another pair in Arizona this weekend and bought them for $125 shipped and will dis-assemble them and keep the spare drivers and parts sealed up and put away for future repairs as you won't be able to find exact replacement parts any more. The drivers are well engineered and the xover R & D is so perfect, matching the drivers with the cabinet, so I wanted a back up supply.
If any one has a pair of them and has a similar problem, I have designed a
permanent fix for theim and have detailed my modifications and upgrades and have posted them on my new website I put online this week. Total cost to fix including rebuilding the crossovers was only $125.00! They are awesome with my modifications completed!! :lol: www.speakerhobby.com
Mike
I recently picked up a pair of B & O Redline 60 type 6503 from a customer who bought them new in 1985.
I used them in place of my mains while I had the mains out here in the shop for a major upgrade. They are so detailed and clean with a 93 dB efficiency.
This model was placed in the Musuem of Fine Arts due to its innovation and design.
I heard something rattling inside so I took them apart and found that the ABR or auxillary bass radiator is comprised of a single large metal plate affixed to a mounting housing frame with foam and had come apart due to the foam rotting.
I have redesigned a new permanent fix for them and rebuilt them with some Danish Tyhmphany SDS 5.25" passive radiators and have upgraded the crossovers. The foam kits for the original ABR's aren't available anymore and if they were, they would fail again. I have rebuilt them for my side surrounds in my HT system due to their sound quality and extremely high efficiency. My next DIY project just happened to be a side surround speaker to run in parallel with my in ceiling Polk RC85I.
I found another pair in Arizona this weekend and bought them for $125 shipped and will dis-assemble them and keep the spare drivers and parts sealed up and put away for future repairs as you won't be able to find exact replacement parts any more. The drivers are well engineered and the xover R & D is so perfect, matching the drivers with the cabinet, so I wanted a back up supply.
If any one has a pair of them and has a similar problem, I have designed a
permanent fix for theim and have detailed my modifications and upgrades and have posted them on my new website I put online this week. Total cost to fix including rebuilding the crossovers was only $125.00! They are awesome with my modifications completed!! :lol: www.speakerhobby.com
Mike
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