12" Bass Driver Wanted - For Goodmans Goodwood Speaker - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

davidgsmith · 21st Nov 2023, 1:55 pm

Hello,
I am looking for a replacement 12" Bass Driver for a pair of Goodmans Goodwood Speakers I have just inherited.

If anyone has one or knows where I can get one from, that would be great.

I am in the UK.

Thank you

Radio Wrangler · 21st Nov 2023, 2:35 pm

If you have no luck in finding one, try a request for suggestions of rebuilders who could restore your existing one.

As a student, I was asked to help a fresher having difficulty in a lab doing a simple frequency response test on a Goodmans Magister, using the then standard B&K test setup. The reason it wasn't working was that someone had stolen the drive units from both Magisters in the lab, and put the front covers back! This crime actually got solved. It was a disaffected lab technician.

So, I'm assuming you have a damaged one rather than a missing one. I remember hearing a while back of some ex-Goodmans folk in the repair business.

David

Edward Huggins · 22nd Nov 2023, 11:00 am

Seek advice from Wimslow Audio or Falcon Acoustics they are both very helpful. But it's possible that a repair might be very expensive.
You could of course buy a, say, 12" Monacor unit and live with a mismatch. This will only be in the lower frequency range and may not be that detectable. Maybe Goodmans purists should ignore that last sentence!

Radio Wrangler · 22nd Nov 2023, 11:26 am

Don't automatically assume the pricing of anything. Find out, and make your decisions on a factual basis.

Good quality 12" drivers also aren't cheap, and you may feel the need to buy two to keep things balanced left-right. There aren't any resistors for correcting for sensitivity on the bass side of crossovers.

David

Chris R · 22nd Nov 2023, 3:03 pm

There appears to be one for sale on eBay.

Chris R

21st Nov 2023, 1:55 pm	#1
davidgsmith Triode Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 35	12" Bass Driver Wanted - For Goodmans Goodwood Speaker Hello, I am looking for a replacement 12" Bass Driver for a pair of Goodmans Goodwood Speakers I have just inherited. If anyone has one or knows where I can get one from, that would be great. I am in the UK. Thank you

21st Nov 2023, 2:35 pm	#2
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,263	Re: 12" Bass Driver Wanted - For Goodmans Goodwood Speaker If you have no luck in finding one, try a request for suggestions of rebuilders who could restore your existing one. As a student, I was asked to help a fresher having difficulty in a lab doing a simple frequency response test on a Goodmans Magister, using the then standard B&K test setup. The reason it wasn't working was that someone had stolen the drive units from both Magisters in the lab, and put the front covers back! This crime actually got solved. It was a disaffected lab technician. So, I'm assuming you have a damaged one rather than a missing one. I remember hearing a while back of some ex-Goodmans folk in the repair business. David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done

22nd Nov 2023, 11:00 am	#3
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,137	Re: 12" Bass Driver Wanted - For Goodmans Goodwood Speaker Seek advice from Wimslow Audio or Falcon Acoustics they are both very helpful. But it's possible that a repair might be very expensive. You could of course buy a, say, 12" Monacor unit and live with a mismatch. This will only be in the lower frequency range and may not be that detectable. Maybe Goodmans purists should ignore that last sentence! __________________ Edward.

22nd Nov 2023, 11:26 am	#4
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,263	Re: 12" Bass Driver Wanted - For Goodmans Goodwood Speaker Don't automatically assume the pricing of anything. Find out, and make your decisions on a factual basis. Good quality 12" drivers also aren't cheap, and you may feel the need to buy two to keep things balanced left-right. There aren't any resistors for correcting for sensitivity on the bass side of crossovers. David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done

22nd Nov 2023, 3:03 pm	#5
Chris R Pentode Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK. Posts: 168	Re: 12" Bass Driver Wanted - For Goodmans Goodwood Speaker There appears to be one for sale on eBay. Chris R Last edited by Station X; 22nd Nov 2023 at 4:07 pm. Reason: Euphemism removed.