Newbie! Just picked up thrashed L36s...
Hi!
I picked up a pair of fairly thrashed L36s at the weekend. They need a lot of work to make decent again but after a few days ploughing through the threads on here I'm feeling a bit more confident.
Good news is..
They were £17.
Mids appear to be OK
Cabinet is basically sound if a bit scruffy
They came with the grills (and some dead spiders!)
Bad news..
They have 3rd party woofers (Soundlab). Apparently the buyer bought them 10 years ago sans woofer.
One of the tweeters appears to be dead - I've switched them between cabs to check it's actually the driver thats at fault.
The tweeters dustcaps are dented. Time to get suckin I guess.
One of the mids dustcaps is cracked. I think I can live with this for now...
The grill pegs are mostly missing or sheared off. I guess it would be nice to fix this at some point.
Questions:
What's the best way to get the cabs looking smart again? The veneer looks mostly decent just grubby. There are some serious dings to the front but I'm in two minds about sanding it down or just touching it up with some paint. Anyone know what would be good paint to do this with?
What are my chances or sourcing 125A or 127As in the UK? Shipping from US isn't cheap.
Is my dead tweeter likely to be fixable?
The LE25-4s don't look the same as photos I've seen online. They have a metal surround filled with hardish foam. There's also some small orange foam showing that's mostly rotted away. Does this sound right? Can post pix if it helps. I suspect I'm better off buying a replacement pair anyhow so this may be academic...
Apologies for the long post and thanks in advance!
Paul
P.S. Nice site!
Replacement Tweeters and Midranges
Howdy Paul,
The tech sheet on the L36 suggests that the LE25-2 maybe substituted with a 035TiA. It is not the exact accoustic replacement, but it would be an upgrade and requires a little baffle modification. The midrange, LE5-6, may be replaced with either the LE5-10 or the LE5-12 as they are identical acoustically and only different cosmetically. Thought I would give you a few more options. Hope this helps.
Larry