Foam replacement for Allae, searching for a dealer in Germany or EU

[Sjaunja]

Hi to everybody,
the foams in my Allaes need to be replaced. What I know so far is, that the foam is 1/2" = 12,7mm thick and has 80ppi. Possible dealers in the UK are puresoundsales (on ebay) and eFoam.
I already wrote an email and tried to call puresoundsales, but unfortunately without any reaction.
Also the German importer of products of pure sound, Black Forest Audio, which is only 9km away from where I live, has not been not very much helpful with my request. He is simply not willing to import the acoustic foam.

The foam is not much expensive (£11.99), but the shipping (from £10 )and the import taxes (19% on £22 plus 12,49€) if I order in the UK

Has anybody an idea where to purchase the foam in Germany?

That would be great.

Thanks in advance
Kind regards
Michael

[Sjaunja]

Okay, it seems very difficult if not even impossible to get the foam in Germany.

So my next questions are:
Concerning the thread here:

SL2 damping pad query

The damping pads in the top boxes of my SL2s are crumbling and I need to replace them. On another thread, a reader mentioned puresoundsales on Ebay as a source, but they don’t seem to list them. Other companies, however, such as Wilmslow Audio and Music Store seem to have plenty of different acoustic pad shapes, sizes and thicknesses. Can anybody help with a source for the pads, or is it just a case of getting pads to the closest thickness of the existing ones and fitting them into the cabinets…

@John_S
are these the foams which are the right ones?
bbc-ls3-5a/ls3-5a-parts/ls35a-acoustic-foam

(sorry for the incomplete link, but complete links to retailers are not allowed here)

Any help will be highly appreciated.

Friends of mine will visit UK next month, so hopefully they can take the foam to Germany.

[Christopher_M]

@Sjaunja

What I know so far is, that the foam is 1/2" = 12,7mm thick and has 80ppi.

Hi Michael,

Have Naim confirmed that this is the right foam for your Allaes? Good luck with your quest.

Chris

[Sjaunja]

Hi Chris,
thank you.
There are serveral topics about this here in this forum.

Richard posted the spec in this thread:

SL2 damping pad query

@NeilS recently posted the Allae foam spec as 12.7mm thick reticulated foam 80ppi. SL2 top boxes may be the same, but probably best for Neil to advise here.

Possible suppliers have been mentioned here:

SL2 owners: re. foam

For reference, I scanned the following possible suppliers: wilmslowaudio falconacoustics efoam willys foamengineers puresound leedsproaudio

[Christopher_M]

Ok. The foam is black inside my Allaes, possibly yours too.

[glevethan]

I have my original pair of Allaes from 2005 sitting in storage. Does the foam disintegrate? On average after how many years?

[NigelB]

Tom Tom Audio in UK are well known for Naim speaker foam replacements. Give James or Henry a call at Tom Tom, very helpful blokes.

[Sjaunja]

Still no progress. Still searching for new foams.
Wrote an email to tomtom audio, even left them a message on their voicemailbox. No reaction, no answer, nothing.

[Maury_Finkle]

Where in Germany are you? There are a few knowledgeable shops near me in NRW

[Richard.Dane]

A quick google search brings up a number of suppliers of 80ppi reticulated foam.

[Sjaunja]

Nearby Karlsruhe.
Should not be a prob to send them by post.
My naim dealer can not help me either.

Just called TomTom Audio. They do not have any more replacements foams for Allae

[Maury_Finkle]

Ok - my guys in Dus won’t be more helpful than what you’ve already done in Karlsruhe (SG Akustik by chance?)

[Sjaunja]

I prefer Highfidelium in Stuttgart. The two owners worked before at SG Akustik. They cannot help unfortunately. It is nearly impossible to find 80ppi reticulated foam in GER. Minimum orders are 500.-€ and more. Have not found any dealer yet, only manufactureres.