NEW WOOFER SURROUNDS - JVC M90

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Cpl-Chronic

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Heyya, =)

Just got my newly re-edged woofers for my M90. I painted them a nice deep blue with some plastic paint & then handed them off to my guy here in town. His services are a bit pricey but for the experience & work involved, very reasonable. Take a look:

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They seem a bit stiff as glued so we'll see after the break-in period. I chose an edge-over refit instead of edge-under for a more finished & even look. Plus, the edge being over the cone makes for a stronger bond, overall.
 
Cpl-Chronic

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Man, my fingers are crossed. I have to wait 'til I can take the chassis in to get 1 toggle fixed, then it's fully working with all original drivers. I really hope the stiff edge surrounds loosen up as they get broken in. I want to wait a good week before firing it up so the glue sets fully with no chance of separation.

Cheers,
Cpl
 
BoomboxLover48

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The surround replacement buy the professional is "ultimate perfection".

What a job! :jawdrop: It looks flawless! :bow:
The blue color selection is the best! :hooray: :hooray: :hooray:

That is the best blue color i've ever seen for cones.

It is really hard to get the paint near the dust caps rims perfect. :yes:

Touch up with an artists brush can make it almost near perfect.
 
blu_fuz

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Honestly, I really like the black surround on the blue woofer. I can't wait to see them installed too ;)


Did you buy the surrounds direct from Superduper?
 
floyd

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fantastic work!

i think they will sound great , at least the m90 has the power to push them even if they are a bit stiff till they break in , i would just be careful because those cones are not very thick and too much resistance from the suspension could send the voice coil right through the cone and leave a big ugly wrinkled ring right in the middle of the speaker. i like the surrounds and they are done correctly and with the right type so it should sound awesome.
 
Cpl-Chronic

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blu_fuz said:
Honestly, I really like the black surround on the blue woofer. I can't wait to see them installed too ;)


Did you buy the surrounds direct from Superduper?
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Yup, they are Norm's offering on Analog Alley & so far so good. A bit stiff but sound good so far so we'll have to see how they sound once they break in. I'm using volume at 1-2 right now to give them a really light burn-in. In a couple of days, I'll give it some decent bass tracks to check it out more thoroughly. *fingers crossed*

Thanx again to SuperDuper for having offered this solution to so many M90 owners who will face the dreaded edge-rot.

Cheers,
Cpl
 
Cpl-Chronic

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Alberto said:
Looks great bro!!
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Thanx man, :-D

It's so hard to wait a good week for the glue to set before crankin' it up but I'm gonna do the right thing since this is the end-game as far as the restoration goes. The flaky switch is also fixed. Cost me a small fortune but it is fully functional now & the deck is velvet smooth & whisper quiet. I've been listening to tapes on her all day, with low volume & it sounds really good. Still have to break in the surrounds but already a much better kick-drum sound than the replacements I was using before. Once they burn in properly, I think Norm is right. The edge surrounds are a good match & I highly recommend anyone to have them done before the edge rot gets too advanced. :yes:

Cheers,
Cpl
 
oldskool69

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The surround work is top notch! And they are proper to the originals as the they have a more "original look". Paper surrouns are always a biotch to rplace as if you use typical foam surrounds it take away from the familiar look. Heck you could have colored them blue to match the cones. I guarantee you the non-discerning eye would not have known better. :-D
 
riker1068

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Cpl-Chronic said:
Heyya, =)

Just got my newly re-edged woofers for my M90. I painted them a nice deep blue with some plastic paint & then handed them off to my guy here in town. His services are a bit pricey but for the experience & work involved, very reasonable. Take a look:

245wo5h.jpg


2nqbhjr.jpg


They seem a bit stiff as glued so we'll see after the break-in period. I chose an edge-over refit instead of edge-under for a more finished & even look. Plus, the edge being over the cone makes for a stronger bond, overall.
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plastic paint. Did you spray or brush? What is the name of the paint. I was thinking of blue myself for the 1000 replacements :)
 
Cpl-Chronic

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plastic paint. Did you spray or brush? What is the name of the paint. I was thinking of blue myself for the 1000 replacements :)
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It's auto interior trim paint for plastic interior parts so the paint will flex well & hold to the poly-film coating on the M90 drivers. It is a spray paint...you have to tape off the parts you don't want sprayed & stay away from painting the ribbed edges or the speaker will be too stiff & the paint will crack in the edges.

Cpl
 
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