Beovox RL 140

17th August 2009

Although rotten foam roll edges is not a common RL problem some RL140s are now being encountered with woofers whose roll edges have failed. As an alternative to repairing the originals (which were not of outstanding quality to start with) the Visaton WS 17 E (8 ohm version) makes a good substitute (www.visaton.de). These are moderately priced and fit into the cabinets without modification, although it was found to be necessary to cut the positive spade terminal in half along its length so that the wiring connectors would fit. Best of all the Visaton drivers have elastic rubber roll edges so they won’t rot away again. [Beovox RL 140]