Need a recone kit

[Notorious97200 339]

Hello Fi,

A friend of mine has a pro audio set up, and needs to know if it is possible to have recone kits for some Aura subs. They use Neodymium (?) .

He loves how they sounds, they play low and loud !

I can show you pics of the drivers when he send them to me.

He has several ones to recone, they are very old !

These speakers won't go in a car, just in big boxes for live events.

thanks

[NDMstang65 403]

Doubt we can do it as most of those use a edge wound single layer coil...

[Notorious97200 339]

What a pitty !

I'll ask PAP if they can. Aura don't answer back no more.

[95Honda 486]

If they are the NRT 18s/1808s, PartsExpress sells drop in recones.

I bought some of the last NRT 18s before Aura made drastic changes, I don't know if you can get parts direct from them anymore.

[NDMstang65 403]

Yep..post a picture of them.

[Notorious97200 339]

Yes !

I did not remember their "name", but I think it's NRT something !

I will get the pics from my friend phone tomorrow afternoon, and I'll post them.

I will ask parts express too!

[95Honda 486]

My link

All you need...

[Notorious97200 339]

95 I hope it's what my homeboy (!!) is looking for. Not cheap but I'm sure he will buy some if it fits. He needs several kits !

I will have the pics tomorrow.

Thanks.

[95Honda 486]

If it is the 18" Auras with the teardrop motor, it will fit. These are the 1808s, NRT 18s, Seismic System 18, North Leviathan, etc.... This motor has been around over a decade....

I don't know if you can get a recone from Aura anymore, I have noticed a ton of thier products being dumped as surplus these days.

I bought my last 4 NRT 18s direct from Aura. These aren't cheap drivers, so don't be surprised by the recone/top assembly prices. I think I payed $750 for each of the 4 NRTs, and that was tax free wholesale price....

[Notorious97200 339]

I talk to the subs owner : it seems that it's what he's looking for ! I will show it this afternoon on my phone.

You paid $750 : I think he paid twice that price back in the days!!!

Less than $400 a recone kit : he's smiling since I called him this morning!!! He told me he needs 6 of them !

More details later.

Big thanks to 95Honda, to the forum, and to NDMStang65 (I'm sure you can do something if it's not what we want !).

[Notorious97200 339]

Finally, here are the pics !

Not good quality ones, but you can see what it is.

Next to a JBL woofer :

[NDMstang65 403]

If you've got a set of calipers shoot me an OD on that coil.

[Notorious97200 339]

Those are the 1808 AS Aura woofers. They're very old, but used to sound good, very good, indeed !!!

95honda, do you think the recone kit you showed me can fit ? The screws are not the same quantity, and it's not cheap enough to just get one and try it.

Thanks for the help, guys.

[NDMstang65 403]

Should work..those are standard bolt patterns for baskets, there are 6 screw holes on them...

[///M5 2,833]

What a pitty !

I'll ask PAP if they can. Aura don't answer back no more.

After being bought by the Chinese I wouldn't expect an answer anymore

[Notorious97200 339]

My friend keeps asking me about that !

So here are some dimensions I could get :

VC : 4" diameter

VC Height : 4.646 "

double spider

fixed part of the VC : 1.102"

I don't know if those dimensions are good enough to have an answer, but they are what I have ! If you need more, tell me what to look for please.

Can I have an estimate of the cost to compare with parts-express ? I want to know if it's worth waiting for a Fi recone, or just get a standard one.

Thanks in advance Nick.

[kirill007 52]

Those aren't accurate enough.

You need the thickness of the coil, the exact inner and outer ID.(keyword is exact)

Heigh is something you already have. And maybe also measure inner and outer ID of the gap.

[NDMstang65 403]

Those are edge wound coils..I honestly doubt we will have anything that would fit in them. You'd have to change the baskets too.

[Notorious97200 339]

Ooh ok !

Thanks for your help Nick.

We will have to order the kit from parts-express so.