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drdna wrote:

In any case I think it will be educational to see the effect on the sound.

It will not be just “effect on the sound” but “affords on the driver”. I cut the lid of the shipping box in my trunk and it looked at the drivers. Without opening them I up I might assess that they are in original condition and no one vandalized them (I have seen many of them and can make very accurate assumption). The drivers have flare foe 4-bolt mounting, which is good. Each driver has one terminal broken off (constant pain on Vitavox drivers if former shippers did not screw in the binding terminals all the way down before shipping). The way how the Vitavox made the broken off binding terminals shall not destroy diaphragm, so I presume that the diaphragms are fine. Considering that it is the original S3driver that were not modified (they have a tone of spider net in the throats) I might presume that they have original S3 cones – the aluminum with plastic suspension. If it so then it will not be the contemporary “white” suspension but “clear” suspension – that was designed for high power applications…

Anyhow, if you go for it then you will need to find two metric bolds and use them as binding terminals. You would need also clear up the gaps and align the cones - I am sure they will have dead cockroaches in the gaps. I would estimate that it will take one trip to you local shop that sells bolts and one wasted evening to clean the driver and to make it operational. Frankly, this is one of the reasons why I propose you to deal with it as in the end I will have a perfectly operational driver. BTW, if someone would offer the same to me then I would refuse as what would I do if I like the driver but it is the time to send it back?

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