Speaker driver replacement.

[The Marlin]

Howdo all,

I bought a set of Frugalhorn XL speakers with MOAB 11 drivers.
The cabinets sound great, and the driver sound fab on female voices plus an acoustic instrument. So guitar, piano, and female voice is rather fantastic.

For pop/rock, general listening, I find the drivers a bit harsh at the top end, and somewhat scooped in the middle (vs my Tannoys). The Tannoys sound much nicer.

I have several sets of Tannoy Dual Concenric speakers boxed in the garage, including the one with the smallest speaker size, a set of Revolution SE stand mount speaker. These are quite lovely, but are thin on bass, which makes me think they could be a great fit the Frugalhorns.

I think the Tannoys could be a little bigger than the MOAB. How difficult would it be to modifier the cabinets go take the Tannoys?

I have zero woodworking skills, so would need to pay someone to do this. Know anyone working around the High Wyconbe area who could help with this?

Anything I need to consider that I haven’t?

Appreciate any feedback.

Best, Marlin

 

[tackleberry]

Do you have/know anyone with a router?

 

[awkwardbydesign]

The Frugalhorns are designed to match the speaker size. Which is why the MOAB 11s use the XL.

 

[bencat]

Would make a suggestion that you drop a line to KJF Audio as they both make the cabinets and supply ready made Flugal Horn speakers. THye are very much supportive of diy enthusiasts and they may well have both the woodworking and technical know how to assist.

https://kjfaudio.com/product-category/diy-audio/audio-components/drivers/full-range-drivers/

 

[The Marlin]

Thanks. Will look into it.

 

[The Marlin]

Any other suggestions?

 

[tuga]

Add a waveguided tweeter and an external crossover.
(or replace the speakers with something better)

 

[The Marlin]

Replacing the SSP esker is exactly what I want to do, but mY require minor Surgury to the speaker, and that’s what I need help with.

 

[tuga]

Replacing the SSP esker is exactly what I want to do, but mY require minor Surgury to the speaker, and that’s what I need help with.

I meant replacing your speakers, not just the drivers.

As mentioned by @awkwardbydesign , Frugalhorn cabinets are designed for a specific driver. Replacing it with the Tannoy may solve the gritty top end but will create other problems. There's no harm in trying except loss in resale value.