Randy_Marsh Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Hi guys, Like the title says I have an EA CXL 112. Great cab, but muggins here has managed to blow the driver... I have emailed EA and they no longer make this cab, and only know of one place that will re-cone the driver for me... which is in Ohio They said the easiest thing to do is buy the new Wizzy 12" driver and install that. It costs about £80 but then I'd have to ship it from the USA. Or just get another 12" driver and install that Just wondering what you guys would do, as im a bit stuck really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='Randy_Marsh' post='1164949' date='Mar 16 2011, 08:32 PM']Hi guys, Like the title says I have an EA CXL 112. Great cab, but muggins here has managed to blow the driver... I have emailed EA and they no longer make this cab, and only know of one place that will re-cone the driver for me... which is in Ohio They said the easiest thing to do is buy the new Wizzy 12" driver and install that. It costs about £80 but then I'd have to ship it from the USA. Or just get another 12" driver and install that Just wondering what you guys would do, as im a bit stuck really[/quote] Well, when I blew the driver in my VL110, EA sold me a recone kit and I got someone local to fit it. Is that an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Marsh Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) [quote name='pete.young' post='1164962' date='Mar 16 2011, 08:42 PM']Well, when I blew the driver in my VL110, EA sold me a recone kit and I got someone local to fit it. Is that an option?[/quote] I've tried emailing them and havn't got any reply yet. It's definitely something I'd be considering. Just depends how how long they take to reply now and what it'd cost. Edited March 16, 2011 by Randy_Marsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I needed to have a driver replaced for a CXL 110 and just dealt with the UK retailer (it was Chris May/Overwater in Carlisle, but not sure if they are still EA dealers, or indeed amp retailers) They seemed to have all of the spare parts needed to be able to repair any EA problems in the UK. Perhaps try a EA authorised dealer in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Marsh Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='Roland Rock' post='1165051' date='Mar 16 2011, 09:59 PM']I needed to have a driver replaced for a CXL 110 and just dealt with the UK retailer (it was Chris May/Overwater in Carlisle, but not sure if they are still EA dealers, or indeed amp retailers) They seemed to have all of the spare parts needed to be able to repair any EA problems in the UK. Perhaps try a EA authorised dealer in the UK.[/quote] I'd not thought of that actually. Seems like a darn good idea. I'm pretty tempted to put it up for sale and see if someone else wants to try and sort it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I bought a CXL110 which sustained driver damage in the post. The price quoted for the recone kit for that driver was $80 plus postage from the USA, then after that i'd have to pay to have the speaker reconed as it's a pro job. Thread here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=112640&hl=ea+neo"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...0&hl=ea+neo[/url] As it was only insured for £50 (i'm a stupid tightarse, i know!) and i expected the eventual cost of repair to be about the price i paid for the cab in the first place i fitted a suitable neo driver in there instead. Might be worth asking some of the more technically minded BCers for a suitable driver for the cab, i emailed EA to ask them what they thought of my choice and they confirmed it would be appropriate. The drawbacks are that i lost the tweeter and i'll never know what it sounded like originally. The bonus is that it made the very heavy cab a true featherweight (those custom Eminence drivers make up the bulk of the weight btw) whilst still giving enough power handling for practices. Seriously, it's much less than a third of the weight now. Sounds great too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Marsh Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='lemmywinks' post='1165108' date='Mar 16 2011, 10:49 PM']I bought a CXL110 which sustained driver damage in the post. The price quoted for the recone kit for that driver was $80 plus postage from the USA, then after that i'd have to pay to have the speaker reconed as it's a pro job. Thread here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=112640&hl=ea+neo"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...0&hl=ea+neo[/url] As it was only insured for £50 (i'm a stupid tightarse, i know!) and i expected the eventual cost of repair to be about the price i paid for the cab in the first place i fitted a suitable neo driver in there instead. Might be worth asking some of the more technically minded BCers for a suitable driver for the cab, i emailed EA to ask them what they thought of my choice and they confirmed it would be appropriate. The drawbacks are that i lost the tweeter and i'll never know what it sounded like originally. The bonus is that it made the very heavy cab a true featherweight (those custom Eminence drivers make up the bulk of the weight btw) whilst still giving enough power handling for practices. Seriously, it's much less than a third of the weight now. Sounds great too![/quote] Cheers for the link to that other thread Lemmywinks. When i've got some money I might buy a new driver for it, but for now I've decided to get some pictures and see if anyone fancies a go themselves and try it on the marketplace very sad times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) I think Mark at Bass Direct is EA's UK dealer now. Great cabs btw. Edited March 17, 2011 by walbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobluesine Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 how bout Alex at Barefaced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Marsh Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 [quote name='slobluesine' post='1165554' date='Mar 17 2011, 11:07 AM']how bout Alex at Barefaced?[/quote] Got in touch with him when I found out. When I get some more funds (if the cab doesn't sell) I'll get in touch again me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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