Dynaudio M3XE Speakers - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

onamatappear · 1st Mar 2021, 6:49 pm

Hello All,
Can you please help?
I am expanding my audio collection and where I am not an expert I do appreciate high quality equipment.
A friend of mine loves his audio equipment and his enthusiasm is rubbing off on me.
He is looking to cast off some items.
He has the above speakers but they are not in the best shape.
He has informed me one of the speakers is missing a tweeter and the woofers may need re-foaming.
He has told me they are amazing speakers and having done my own research they appear to be special.
However, how much approximately would it cost to complete the repairs and what is a fair price considering their condition.
Any help is appreciated

paulsherwin · 1st Mar 2021, 7:48 pm

These are large studio monitor speakers and are rather an odd choice for a domestic hifi system. If I were you I would walk away, as they will need a lot of skilled work, and replacement drivers may be difficult to source and/or expensive.

What is the rest of the proposed system? What is your budget?

jamesperrett · 2nd Mar 2021, 1:25 am

If you want them to perform up to spec then you need to contact Dynaudio for spares. These are still a current model so spares should be available. The drivers are likely to be custom made so you can't just replace them with generic parts.

Bear in mind that these also need to be used with the matching amplifier and crossover. It is likely that the DSP in the crossover is used for more than just frequency splitting.

Ted Kendall · 2nd Mar 2021, 1:41 am

You could buy a car for what these cost new, and spares are not going to be cheap. I'm with Paul - walk away and buy something more suited to domestic use.

1st Mar 2021, 6:49 pm	#1
onamatappear Diode Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Leatherhead, Surrey, UK. Posts: 1	Dynaudio M3XE Speakers Hello All, Can you please help? I am expanding my audio collection and where I am not an expert I do appreciate high quality equipment. A friend of mine loves his audio equipment and his enthusiasm is rubbing off on me. He is looking to cast off some items. He has the above speakers but they are not in the best shape. He has informed me one of the speakers is missing a tweeter and the woofers may need re-foaming. He has told me they are amazing speakers and having done my own research they appear to be special. However, how much approximately would it cost to complete the repairs and what is a fair price considering their condition. Any help is appreciated

1st Mar 2021, 7:48 pm	#2
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,970	Re: Dynaudio M3XE Speakers These are large studio monitor speakers and are rather an odd choice for a domestic hifi system. If I were you I would walk away, as they will need a lot of skilled work, and replacement drivers may be difficult to source and/or expensive. What is the rest of the proposed system? What is your budget?

2nd Mar 2021, 1:25 am	#3
jamesperrett Octode Join Date: May 2007 Location: Liss, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 1,876	Re: Dynaudio M3XE Speakers If you want them to perform up to spec then you need to contact Dynaudio for spares. These are still a current model so spares should be available. The drivers are likely to be custom made so you can't just replace them with generic parts. Bear in mind that these also need to be used with the matching amplifier and crossover. It is likely that the DSP in the crossover is used for more than just frequency splitting.

2nd Mar 2021, 1:41 am	#4
Ted Kendall Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kington, Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 3,675	Re: Dynaudio M3XE Speakers You could buy a car for what these cost new, and spares are not going to be cheap. I'm with Paul - walk away and buy something more suited to domestic use.