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Home audio speaker question
I have some old Advent speakers that I built into a wall in my basement 10 years ago. I pulled the covers off and the foam ring that connects the cone(?) to the edge has disintegrated. I went on ebay to replace the 10 inch woofers and there are foam ring replacement kits.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-10-INCH-...item5d3d73fc73
Do these work or should I buy new woofers?
TIA
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-10-INCH-...item5d3d73fc73
Do these work or should I buy new woofers?
TIA
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I have successfully refoamed about four speakers and a subwoofer. It's not difficult and I was quite happy with the end result.
Take your time, watch a few youtube videos on how to refoam, and just fix the ones you have.
Take your time, watch a few youtube videos on how to refoam, and just fix the ones you have.
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I just re foamed my Advent Heritages, 4 woofers,
takes about 40 mins for each one, the speakers look like new and sound great.
I used the Ebay vendor Springfield speaker repair they have the best glue ,
they cost a bit more but the parts and glue and instructions are great,
I would send others to buy from them as they have a quality product.
I looked on Ebay for their ad and dont see it ,
you will have to use the link to get their repair kit its free shipping.
http://www.springfieldspeakerrepair.com/refoam.pdf
takes about 40 mins for each one, the speakers look like new and sound great.
I used the Ebay vendor Springfield speaker repair they have the best glue ,
they cost a bit more but the parts and glue and instructions are great,
I would send others to buy from them as they have a quality product.
I looked on Ebay for their ad and dont see it ,
you will have to use the link to get their repair kit its free shipping.
http://www.springfieldspeakerrepair.com/refoam.pdf
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I have a pair of JBL L26 Decades that are 30 years old. The subs have been refoamed 3 times and they sound just awesome. Refoam them baby...they don't make subs like those anymore.
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I was mortified when all that rubber fell out of them. I gave the cones a gentle push and they move. I guess the process was gradual and since they were being used as rear surround, I did not notice how bad they degraded...Thanks!!!!!
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New foam surrounds are fine.
It's foam. All speakers will break down eventually with foam surrounds.
Those with butyl rubber will last more than 3 times
It's foam. All speakers will break down eventually with foam surrounds.
Those with butyl rubber will last more than 3 times
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I've used the re-foaming service from Parts Express, excellent results:
http://www.parts-express.com/speaker...nter/index.cfm
http://www.parts-express.com/speaker...nter/index.cfm
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They work fine just make sure you get full movement out of them before you allow the glue to dry otherwise it will impact the sound.