Our exclusive refoaming and coil alignment process assures you of original performance. We have 49 years experience, including the design of the Infinity-Watkins woofers, which we have in stock (see below).
The facts and hazards of refoaming: Refoaming requires positioning the voice coil in the magnetic gap so it doesn't rub the metal poles. This is critical since the space is about half the thickness of a credit card. There are two usual methods of doing this: 1. Position the foam around until you don't hear the coil scrape a metal pole. This can leave such little clearance on one side that the slightest shift during usage causes the coil to scrape a pole and rattle, possibly even damaging the coil. 2. Cut out the center dome and insert shims. This destroys the dome and requires replacement. The problem is that original domes are almost never available for older speakers, and the dome is a critical part of the original design. It's stiffness, shape, and porosity all affect both bass and upper range frequency response.
OUR METHOD OF REFOAMING : We align the coil electronically and do not disturb the original dome. This centers the coil precisely and guarantees both original performance and long-term reliability.
OTHER ADVANTAGES FROM WATKINS: We use polyether foam which lasts over twice as long as other foams in current use. The adhesive used is Airflex. It cures clear and remains flexible, the same as the adhesive used in original construction. Turnaround time is three working days, and all repair is overseen by Bill Watkins. Guarantee on all work done is five years.
We refoam Infinity, Cerwin Vega, Advent, Polk, Dahlquist, EPI, Epicure, ESS, Pioneer, Allison, Marantz, Rectilinear, Boston, and most others.
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WE HAVE NEW REPLACEMENT WOOFERS FOR INFINITY. These are exact replacement dual-drive Infinity-Watkins woofers for: Infinity QLS-1 (Quantum Series) Infinity QLS-2 (Quantum Series) Infinity QLS-3 (Quantum Series) Infinity QLS-4 (Quantum Series) Infinity QLS-5 (Quantum Series) Infinity QLS-JR (Quantum Series) Reference Standard RS-1.5 Reference Standard RS-2.5
Reference Standard RS-4.5 Kappa 12 inch series Various other models
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