Hi all,
Just found this forum .. looks like a lot of great information.
I have a pair of 4430s that I got in the early 90s. I used to have a recording studio and these were my 'big' monitors. At some point, one of the 2235H drivers was fried (we did a lot of Rap music back in the day). While waiting for it to be repaired, I bought a 136a driver from the shop to pop in as a temp replacement.
Fast forward 15+ years. I now want to use these speakers again in a home studio setting. The 2235H needs to be re-foamed. The 136a is in excellent shape (it was re-foamed by the shop when I bought it). The other 2235H is nowhere to be found.
My question is ... at the moderate to low volumes that I will now be using these speakers, is it worth trying to find a matching 2235H? I know it was a special driver in that it could stretch up to 2K. What was the top end limit of the 136a?
After a quick look around, it appears the 136a is becoming quite rare and valuable. Is the best plan to sell it and use the funds to pick up another 2235H?
These monitors won't be used for critical listening .. just for "checking the mix" on a big system.
Also, I see that there are many different re-foaming kits available on the internet. Is there any one that is better than the others? Any vendor that is preferred?
Any ideas?
Thanks