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15 - 19 Using a 3mm Hex driver,
remove the four screws connecting the top strut and remove the
strut.
Tip the airframe on its side if it helps. (click the photographs
above to enlarge).
Using a 3mm hex driver, remove the screws connecting
the left mounting bracket to the airframe pillar.
With a 3mm hex driver, remove the two screws connecting the midstrut
to the left pillar of the airframe. The screw towards
the rear will have a lock washer. Be careful not to misplace this
lock washer.
20 –21 Carefully pull
the left pillar away from the panel and off the airframe.
Carefully slide the panel out of the midstrut
and lift the panel out of the pillar.
Removing the two screws connecting the midstrut
to the left pillar of the airframe.
The screw towards
the rear will have a lock washer. Be careful not to misplace this
lock washer.
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Removal is now complete. Insure all areas
of the airframe are clean and free of dust or debris before placing
the new panel in its place and repeating this process in reverse
order to refit your new panel, airframe and reconnect all speaker
parts.
I am forty – forty five hours into
listening and though I am experienced at waiting for components
and cables to run-in, I still find this process extremely confusing.
To start, I heard various audible speaker imbalances, pitch and
tone variations. The higher frequencies were the most affected
with various levels of distortion, roll off with an overall veiled
presentation. It does not matter how many times I experience a
‘run-in’ process, I still begin to question my hearing
as well as other components in the chain. Patience with regards
to hi-fi is not my strong point!
Though my old panels no longer functioned
as they should, they were in excellent aesthetic condition, but
they clearly have no real practicle use? However, I still felt
emotionally attached to them, so it took me some time before I
could actually cast them aside. After all, the cost of these panels
(in working order) could finance a Caribbean cruise for two? I
even looked closely at the recycle potential of the panels. Could
they be turned into some type of table, or perhaps modern minimalist
wall art?
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