i have a pair of conrad johnson / synthesis lm250 speakers that were retired from service along with their associated solid state gear years ago in favor of an all bottlehead system. i was cleaning out the shop recently and put them on a junk pile, then began to wonder whether they could be brought back to life. one had no high end, and one no low, so i started by replacing the crossover caps; that restored one of them, but the other seems to have a dead bass driver, which (i think) i confirmed by connecting it directly to an amp output. the driver is a focal 8p-501, and i gather that the focal company that produced these is either no longer around or else not doing this kind of thing anymore. looking for a used 8p-501 turned up a couple of rather old hits, suggesting it's probably better not to hold my breath on that count. i've got some possibly helpful specs from an old focal catalog, but i know pretty much nothing about speaker design. where, or to whom, might i pose the question of whether some satisfactory substitute for this driver could be made? any suggestions will be much appreciated.
joe piecuch
