Repaired Speakers!

[jdm]

I find insulting to the consumer that speaker manufacturers use a foam surround that only last few years. Fortunately the repair is easy and economical, and one can use rubber instead, that is supposed to last longer to the expense of -perhaps- a slightly reduced sensitivity.

Today I did my Pioneer sub-woofer and I've a larger pair of Cervin-Vega waiting. Removing all the old foam residues takes a while.

I bought the parts from a Dutch shop, really recommend it because they have all the sizes, not just the most commons ones, a choice of materials and a lot of other stuff that is beyond me really.

http://www.speakerrepairshop.com/index.php?action=home〈=EN

[Geo]

Tidy job JD, how easy was it to keep the voice coil centralised? I rewound a burnt out coil on a 12" base driver many years ago, and that was fun!

[jdm]

Thanks Geo. On these the coil remained in place w/o a problem... Listening is now a real pleasure!

Edited January 3, 2016 by jdm

[ramrod]

bravo! i didn't realize that there was a do it yourself thingy available. you saved a bundle by doing it yourself.

i had a pair of sound dynamics 10S speakers redone years ago. i think it cost around a hundred bucks if memory serves me. i need to get my tweeters reconed, also. it seemed that my infant daughter at the time couldn't resist poking at that domed thing inside of that beautiful aluminum funnel.