Hi, I have a pair of Mission 701 speakers, and one of them has developed a rattle when playing certain low frequencies. It's particularly noticeable when watching movies. The affected speaker got pushed off its stand once or twice by children (now firmly mounted on the wall), and I guess there's now a misalignment somewhere in the driver.
So, if I wanted to replace the affected driver, does anyone have any suggestions for similar drivers that I could swap in? I'm guessing that I'd probably need to replace the one in the other speaker too, unless I can source an identical unit to the broken one?
Thanks for any ideas!
So, if I wanted to replace the affected driver, does anyone have any suggestions for similar drivers that I could swap in? I'm guessing that I'd probably need to replace the one in the other speaker too, unless I can source an identical unit to the broken one?
Thanks for any ideas!
Firmly mounting the children on the wall sounds like a rather extreme precaution against speaker damage! 😀
I don't know your country of location, but you might try contacting: Mission Replacement Speakers Parts / spares / drivers
EDIT: The part number is CF160/78, however they say none are currently available for sale, but to check as they may occasionally turn up.
I don't know your country of location, but you might try contacting: Mission Replacement Speakers Parts / spares / drivers
EDIT: The part number is CF160/78, however they say none are currently available for sale, but to check as they may occasionally turn up.
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I've found reference to the "Infamous Mission 700 Series baffle rattle", caused apparently by the water based glue used to glue the driver mounting baffle to the cabinets giving up after a few years.
This may be your problem and not a faulty mid/bass driver after all. It's worth investigating this possibility.
The solution is to re-glue the baffle to the cabinet.
Instructions re removing the baffle are in this link: Mission 701 rattle | AVForums
This may be your problem and not a faulty mid/bass driver after all. It's worth investigating this possibility.
The solution is to re-glue the baffle to the cabinet.
Instructions re removing the baffle are in this link: Mission 701 rattle | AVForums
Have you checked the plastic baffle for rattles yet?
See the posts in this thread, particularly posts #8 and #16: Mission 701 baffle rattle, help me fix that
See the posts in this thread, particularly posts #8 and #16: Mission 701 baffle rattle, help me fix that
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Thanks, this is gold! Haven't tried yet (work and the aforementioned children keep me pretty busy), but when I get to it, I'll refer to this.