One of my EX woofers stuck as well. I used two Allen keys in opposing holes and turned the woofer frame in the cutout which loosened it up.
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One of my EX woofers stuck as well. I used two Allen keys in opposing holes and turned the woofer frame in the cutout which loosened it up.
Some really great tips here on removing a stuck woofer. Another good one is to use a cheap dental pick.
Hi All - I’m trying to switch my EX and LX enclosures. I prefer the natural finish my EX speakers have, so would like to swap out the espresso finished cabinets my LXs have since the LX are in my main listening room. Anyway, I’m having a heck of a time removing one of the connectors from one of the LX woofers. Any tips to get it to budge? I’m trying not to use too much force so I don’t break anything. I’ve done a few upgrade kits and don’t recall having this issue much difficulty before.
As an FYI the LXs are factory and not from an upgrade kit.
Thanks!
When I did my Towers, I had a couple of tough connectors. I used needle nose pliers to wiggle it back and forth (meaning side to side) and then to pull it off. On one, I also applied a bit of pressure with these pliers on the sides to help loosen.
I also used these to compress a couple of connectors when reassembling as they were too loose on the new drivers.
I didn’t have one, but maybe a very fine pick (likely l-shaped) to insert at the top of the connector between it and the spade to break loose
* LG OLED65E6P, BenqHT2050A
* Anthem AVM90, Rogue ST100, VTV Pascal 7 ch
* Sierra Towers/Horizon (all ELX RAAL), S2EXv2 surrounds, HTM200SEx4 heights, Rythmik E15HPx2
* VPI Classic 1+ (VTA & Fatboy Gimbal), PE Eagle/RR, VAS NOVA, Soundsmith Paua, Manley Chinook, Bob's Devices SUT, SugarCube 1 mini
* Oppo 203 & 103D, EverSolo DMP-A6
* miniDSP Flex, Audiosensibility & Blue Jeans cables, Symposium & Isoacoustics, GIK
* For RDJ: Anthem MRX720, Sierra LX, Luna Duo v2 center, CXNv2, TBD
I spoke with Dina this afternoon and she gave me a couple of pointers. I now have LXs in natural and EXs in Espresso.
Thanks!
Ryan
Might be useful to post those pointers here in case others have same issue
* LG OLED65E6P, BenqHT2050A
* Anthem AVM90, Rogue ST100, VTV Pascal 7 ch
* Sierra Towers/Horizon (all ELX RAAL), S2EXv2 surrounds, HTM200SEx4 heights, Rythmik E15HPx2
* VPI Classic 1+ (VTA & Fatboy Gimbal), PE Eagle/RR, VAS NOVA, Soundsmith Paua, Manley Chinook, Bob's Devices SUT, SugarCube 1 mini
* Oppo 203 & 103D, EverSolo DMP-A6
* miniDSP Flex, Audiosensibility & Blue Jeans cables, Symposium & Isoacoustics, GIK
* For RDJ: Anthem MRX720, Sierra LX, Luna Duo v2 center, CXNv2, TBD
Just completed an upgrade to the LXs from the Sierra-2s. The most difficult step was step1. Removing the female connectors from the tweeter terminals was tough, especially the negative connection. I wiggled and wiggled as instructed to no avail. I went to Google and found the trick: use a thin safety pin or allen key (we have a set that gets microscopically thin and used this) and push it into the hole in the female connector. This plus a slight wiggle will free the stuck connections. Three of the four connections needed this approach. After this everything was just as the instructions suggested.
The new upgrades are now breaking in but already sound sweeeeet!
Last edited by guy; 08-19-2023 at 05:48 PM.