Hello audio world.
My uncle recently passed and left me a set of B&W 802 Matrix Series 3 in the original boxes with stands and a Threshold SA4 Amp. Sparing the long story, the speakers were disassembled and I only have 3 of the 4 ZZ8073 woofers. As my username suggests, I do not want to replace these with modern speakers and would like to get them going again as a nod to his life (I still have and use the JBL 4312 Monitors he gave me as a graduation present eons ago).
My musical enjoyment has been "residential" with my JBL's hooked up to a meager Sony receiver. Hi-Fi is a new world to me. My question is 1) if I cannot find a replacement ZZ8073 speaker, has anyone put in a different set of woofers (or keep two original and 2 of something else)? I realize this is not B&W purist, but it may be the only option I have to honor his legacy 2) Does anyone have an old ZZ8073 lying around? 3) Is there any upgrade I should consider to the crossover/circuitry if so, who can do it? Lastly, 4) with the little bit of cash he left me should I look to use the Threshold Amp or buy something newer to power these speakers? Budget would just be enough to buy a Parasound A21 or similar.
Sorry if this is not the right place for this posting. I put in B&W Forum in a search and this site was the first that popped up. Kudos to site-optimization.
Thanks in advance,
Nostalgic716
My uncle recently passed and left me a set of B&W 802 Matrix Series 3 in the original boxes with stands and a Threshold SA4 Amp. Sparing the long story, the speakers were disassembled and I only have 3 of the 4 ZZ8073 woofers. As my username suggests, I do not want to replace these with modern speakers and would like to get them going again as a nod to his life (I still have and use the JBL 4312 Monitors he gave me as a graduation present eons ago).
My musical enjoyment has been "residential" with my JBL's hooked up to a meager Sony receiver. Hi-Fi is a new world to me. My question is 1) if I cannot find a replacement ZZ8073 speaker, has anyone put in a different set of woofers (or keep two original and 2 of something else)? I realize this is not B&W purist, but it may be the only option I have to honor his legacy 2) Does anyone have an old ZZ8073 lying around? 3) Is there any upgrade I should consider to the crossover/circuitry if so, who can do it? Lastly, 4) with the little bit of cash he left me should I look to use the Threshold Amp or buy something newer to power these speakers? Budget would just be enough to buy a Parasound A21 or similar.
Sorry if this is not the right place for this posting. I put in B&W Forum in a search and this site was the first that popped up. Kudos to site-optimization.
Thanks in advance,
Nostalgic716