2205 to 2235 conversion

[Allanvh5150]

Nope. E140 has a stronger magnet. 7/8" thick. The 2235 is 3/4" thick. The 2235 cone fits but it does not make a 2235,

Allan.

[jaybird]

Has anyone ever measured E140's with 2235 guts to see what they look like?

[1audiohack]

Yup.

I would say that if you were replacing a driver in an otherwise stock system like a 4430 you would/may hear the difference. If your building a project, I wouldn't sweat it. I have that exact combination in my own 4430's.

If I ever find the measurements I will post them.

Barry.

[ivica]

Has anyone ever measured E140's with 2235 guts to see what they look like?

http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...ll=1#post75791
http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...ll=1#post75810

But my experience is that the sound character of the lower frequency region is different. Comparison has been done with 2231A vs E140/2235ReCone using 2.2mH + 20uF Low-pass passive filter.
I think that 2235H vs E140/2235ReCone would be very similar.

Regrdas
Ivica

[jaybird]

I was temporarily using E140's with 2235 kits in them in my 4430's when I refoamed the 2235's and I didn't notice any difference, but then, the room is so full of speakers and musical equipment a fair judgement can't be made.

[Ed Zeppeli]

I got my 2205s (reconed to 2235s) back today. They look great but I have yet to install and listen. I'll report back when I do but I just thought I'd keep everything tidy and neat here and update this thread.

[mech986]

Ed, never did get your report on how they sounded after the recone. Any update?

[Ed Zeppeli]

They're awesome! Thanks for asking. I've done a few things since them including raising them up on stands, replacing l-pads, bypassing the biamp switch and it's made a world of difference. The bass response is fantastic but I still augment the bottom end with my 2242 sub.

It bothers me that I can't fix my broken picture links. I'd used a private folder on Facebook to hotlink to and it appears they changed the names of my photos and I can't go back and edit my posts to fix them.

Regards,

Warren

[mech986]

They're awesome! Thanks for asking. I've done a few things since them including raising them up on stands, replacing l-pads, bypassing the biamp switch and it's made a world of difference. The bass response is fantastic but I still augment the bottom end with my 2242 sub.

It bothers me that I can't fix my broken picture links. I'd used a private folder on Facebook to hotlink to and it appears they changed the names of my photos and I can't go back and edit my posts to fix them.

Regards,

Warren

Just post new links with the correct photos and some captions.

[Ed Zeppeli]

Here it is converted...

[mech986]

So they were 2205H's? Cool, they look very very Nice!

[Ed Zeppeli]

Yes. It worked out great.

When I bought the 4430s they had 2234s (as labelled on the back) in them with a different kind of replacement foam job. Since I was unsure if there was a mass ring and knew that the foam was not similar to OEM I went with the re-coned 2205s to make sure the monitors were acoustically correct.

I have some Rick Cobb 2235 foams and can at least bring the 2234s up to spec when I have a chance...still unsure if they have a mass ring or not.


Cheers,

Warren