riis wrote:

Audiofriends are not on Ebay anymore and the do not respond to mails. I would like to know how much glue I needed for refoaming 8 Beolab Penta mid range speakers, before I ordered the surrounds on their website, but they do not respond.

Can you still order from their website? The website seems to be active, but the latest activity is March 15th, where they updated their newsletter.

Has any of you beoguys purchased things there lately?

How much glue do I need for the refoaming? Does anybody know?

/riis

I have just done refoaming on mine, cant say how much glue, but about half the amount they ship with if you have bought from him before.

They have closed down Ebay, but their website is open, and should be possible to buy from there.

/Weebyx

Well I found the answer on their website. I could have looked into it more thoroughly before I emailed them😊  

Has anybody actually ordered from Audiofriends recently ?  I, too, have had no reply to email and saw the ebay site was away until 01 Jan 2021.    I would like to order a batch of surrounds but there's no point in doing so if the Audiofriends site is away as well .......

Fred is still fine. I've spoken him.

Due to the recent development around Corona with its restrictions, Fred has to maintain his shop with less personnel.

Ordering will only be possible on his website.

The lockdown has made people more ticker with their speakers.

So, be patient....

Thanks. Good to hear that at the moment.

I have purchased many different products from them over the years and the fit/finish has always been perfect. 

I did purchase 8 foams for Beovox Penta mid-ranges along with the surrounds and glue as well.   They all came in about 10 days and I've just got round and finished fitting them - the fit is excellent and the improvement in the sound is a very marked - well worth the effort of refoaming.   The existing foams were showing "bubbling" and there were holes appearing but, when dismantling the mid-range units, the foam just crumbled and disintegrated.

 Refoaming is highly recommended - the stereo imaging was vastly improved, as well the overall sound - and I would recommend the Audiofriends mid-range foams.

I suggest using a Number 17 chisel blade (pictured) as opposed to a traditional, triangular pointed, scalpel blade; it is easier and safer to use on the cone and the surround.

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