Tannoy 609s - Self inflicted issue

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exdirectory

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2016-06-13 10:38 pm
Got a pair of 609's Mk I and still working well. I lost one of the speaker connectors (or a child did!) and had to put another connector type on which over time has made that post come loose as it was not a good fit.

I have seen a pair of 609 Mk II crossovers on ebay. Can I just swap out my Mk 1 crossover for the Mk II.

I am not really sure what damage I have done, so otherwise I could just take the bits I need from the MkII?

Any help appreciated.
 
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exdirectory

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2016-06-13 10:38 pm
Dave,
I suspect unlike the majority of members here I am not confident enough for that, swapping out an identical component (assuming mk1 and mk2 are identical) for the crossover seems achievable though.

Plus hopefully i can pick up the crossovers which are second hand for only a few quid.
 
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exdirectory

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2016-06-13 10:38 pm
Hmmm, ok, maybe a photo helps, here is the back of the mk 2, looks like the terminals have a solder weld and that is it? So I could take my 609 apart and have a look and see if it is similar...
 

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Looks like a bi-wire terminal. And it appears that installing new ones would just involve a nut driver… the soldering looks to be on a tab that gets bolted to the terminals. On the face of it i'd guess they are not standard ¾" spacing so you would need 8 individual terminals (best to replace them all). If they are ¾" spacing then 4 dual terminals

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.


dave
 
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exdirectory

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2016-06-13 10:38 pm
Dave, took back off, nut was loose on the back but am still missing the banana bit, terminals are 25mm apart, so looks like 8 individual terminals or ebay to find some parts to match the existing ones.

I assume terminals are no different 10 years old or new so whatever is cheaper?

Thanks for giving me the confidence to open her up anyway!
 

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exdirectory

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2016-06-13 10:38 pm
sreten said:
Hi,

What is the obsession with the mk II x/o's ? it is pointless.
Just fix your speakers, it can't be hard at all, I imagine.

rgds, sreten.
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Take it easy on the noob! ;)

My experience of speakers extends to the screwdriver in my hand and ends there, I did not know if it was going to be easier just to replace the whole crossover. I had no idea it would be as easy as a nut and bolt!
 
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exdirectory

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2016-06-13 10:38 pm
So I ended up buying some 2nd hand Tannoy 609II crossovers. They arrived and look in excellent condition, better than my 609 ones.

So am thinking of a small diy, swap out my old 609 crossover for this one and see how that sounds?

Is it as simple as unscrewing the driver and tweeter and I will find 4 connectors, yellow blue green and brown!?
 

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2011-07-22 2:38 am
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I wish I had your Xover in my hands right now. I'd have it fixed in two minutes. :D Just buy a nice quality Speaker Banana binding post from an Electronic supplier or even Ebay and fit it to where the old one was. (use a socket to tighten it). It will not match the others but will work perfectly. Then you are using the original Xover and all is well.
 
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