Harbeth HL-P3 woofer

[tubeexpress]

Him I am a new member.
I just got a pair of Harbeth HL-P3 speakers from my friend. One of the woofer is burnt.
The woofer of this Harbeth HL-P3 is 4.5" (110mm) polypropylene-cone woofer (got this spec from internet).
From the label of the woofer, it is written as:
P14 RC/TV-HB
H531-04 ohm IH
made in Norway 37/92.

Is this a SEAS woofer? and what is the model of this original woofer and where can I find a replacement for this.

 

[stvnharr]

Have you thought of emailing Harbeth directly?

 

[Inductor]

Ha, another P14 SEAS - vintage 14 cm woofer (5"), this time a 4 ohm.
These are very hard to find.
SEAS VINTAGE PRESTIGE WOOFERS
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/mult...assis-xp-polypropylene-cones.html#post2125328

 

[planet10]

Yes it is a SEAS midbass. 1st thing i'd do is contact Harbeth.

dave

edit: i see i got beat to the punch

 

[tubeexpress]

Email sent to Harbeth and pending their reply.

 

[tubeexpress]

Reply received from Hartbeth that the drivers for HL-P3 are long out of production and the drivers used in the later P3-ES and P3-ES2 are different from the HL-P3.

Any idea that which SEAS woofers can be used as a replacement.
The link provided by Inductor mentopmed that it can be replaced by SEAS H393. This SEAS H393 is 8 ohm and the my woofer label is 4 ohm. Can I use H393 as a replacement which is of different impedence

 

[Inductor]

First we know (you say) it's a 4 ohm, but "we" don't know Re or any specs. So:

One of the woofer is burnt.

0. (If) Your's could be repaired... or not. Check first.
1. Get a similar 4 Ohm (they are not available) but... some people have them. The 4 Ohm might be more difficult. Just make sure is a 4 Ohm.
2. Get a different driver, same size. (4 Ohm)
3. Get a different driver, different size (or round instead of square) also 4 Ohm.
4. Last call. Because you have one woofer, that's very good, it can always be measured for the renaissance of the new twins, if you understand me.