NHT Superone Woofer Swap - Help?

[tlarwa]

I have a malfunctioning woofer in one of my Superones, and NHT does not have replacement OEM woofers in stock. I have been talking with a guy that has a pair of NHT 1.1s with replaced woofers. He used the Vifa P17WJ as a replacement, and is quite happy with them. Is anyone familiar with the Superone as well as this Vifa driver? I'm just looking for some advice/opinion before I order them. If you have any other suggestions, I'm all ears! By the way, these Superones are in a 5.1 system that consists of 4 Superones, an NHT Supercenter and an Adire Audio Rava subwoofer. The speaker that is acting up is one of my rear surrounds, not the front stage.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Nanook]

try...

here

Not trying to seem like a snot, but don't people do a quick Google search prior to asking about stuff like this? If the page is accurate, Layne Audio has them in stock. (and $52 each to boot!).

stew

 

[tlarwa]

Layne Audio's phone number is out of service ... so they're not a lot opf help to me right now. Anyone else out there able to help?

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Caferacer]

The Vifa P17WJ is going to be extremely close to the original driver in that NHT. I think Vifa made the original drivers anyway. Just replace both sides so they match and it will probably be an upgrade.

 

[tlarwa]

Thanks ... I've been looking, and the Vifas looked similar in appearance. I'll look at Madisound or PE to see if they are available.

 

[Jack Hidley]

Foster made the original Super One woofer.

See if you can find an AR 218V speaker, it uses the exact same woofer as the Super One uses.

You can't use a woofer out of an NHT M1/M1a/M1.1. That woofer is similar, but has about 3-4dB more sensitivity.

You might try AB tech services. They are the official AR driver source. They may have had the 218V woofer cloned.