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I nabbbed some Epicure 100's specifically to give a go with the NVA amps. They are old 1970ish, and have never been used :shock:

Anyway, prised off the covers and yup, foam rot has set in. Small cracks all around the bass/mid driver. Otherwise pristine , had a look inside and there is NO crossover. A resistor and the treble attenuator and that is it. Should be right what the Doc ordered . 8-)

Hooked them up and within 5 mins the foam was disintegrating as i expected.
Soundwise - rich, with good soundstage depth but not a lot of midrange clarity. Sounds a bit muddy on vocals , is this expected due to the foam needing replacing or could it be they just sound like that ? or need running in ?

So, good folks , how do i go about improving them ? any suggestions most welcome . I will try and get some pics up shortly .

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I am ashamed to say I have never heard of them, it looks like I very much should have. Perhaps others have more information.

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There is a specialist in repairing & restoring Epicure speakers. Appears to be a little-known American gem.

Check out www.tributeaudio.com

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Dr Bunsen Honeydew wrote:I am ashamed to say I have never heard of them, it looks like I very much should have. Perhaps others have more information.
I was actually looking forthe Dynaco 25 but cross reading came upon Epi and people compared them favourably with the Dynaco's(which go for 2-250 on flea bay) so took a shot at them. As Fret says an American designer and they do have a cult following. A/b them with my Castle chester's , one Epi to one channel and the Castle on the other, makes the chester sound like a small transisitor radio !!! Was quite shocked at that. Must get some pics done .
Fretless wrote:There is a specialist in repairing & restoring Epicure speakers. Appears to be a little-known American gem.

Check out http://www.tributeaudio.com
Cheers Fretless, if i cannot refoam them myself i will look into the usa restorer.

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LP12, Ittok, DV10X5, Phono2(twin supply), P50SA , Art Audio Quintet, LS5, SSC, Rega Ela mk1
Sony cdp xb930, Alessandro ms1

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