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Nakamichi CA-5, just what you are looking for "straight wire with grain".

Any help appreciated. Thanks, in advance.

I own one, got it repaired and upgraded by Stephen Sank. Would do it again, sounds heavenly!

I would recommend Stephen Sank, if you are still looking to upgrade/recap it. He did a marvelous job on my 300. Should be a good for another 20 years.

me too!

Have used Buyee for Yamaha drivers, worked out pretty inexpensive (even with shipping). Their service, packaging and shipping was great.

:beerchug:, happy for you. I recently cooked a NS1000X woofer and had magicmarksy fix it.

Worth the $$ and effort in the repair, IMO. I recently had Magicmarksy fix my NS-1000X woofer -- great experience, came back working as it should. Tweeter repairs may be difficult, suggest you buy replacements on that auction site. Selling the mids may be difficult, since they rarely ever die...

Folks, Looking for information and opinions on the Beryllium mids used in the Yamaha NS-1000/2000 speakers from the 70's and 80's. - What are the technical differences - How do they compare sonically - Are they interchangeable (especially from a dimension standpoint) Specifically, looking for...

Folks, Looking for information and opinions on the Beryllium mids used in the Yamaha NS-1000/2000 speakers from the 70's and 80's. - What are the technical differences - How do they compare sonically - Are they interchangeable (especially from a dimension standpoint) Specifically, looking for...

Nakamichi PA-7 ii

+1 for Tri-Flow

Fellow AKers, Wanted to tap the collective knowledge to get your take on this question that has been perplexing me for a while -- what "solution / spray" would you recommend, and is there any preferred process for this cleaning. Thanks in advance.

Welcome to AK, you are among friends passionate about this hobby!

Quick update ... and happy ending ... The epoxy on the voice coil bobbin expanded and bubbled up due to overheating (drove the speakers too hard, too long). Thankfully the voice coil was not cooked. Sent the woofer to Dr Michael Alan Marks, who fixed the epoxy coating, re-aligned the coil and...