Re: How long do woofers usually last

On Apr 14, 11:35=A0am, "Dave" <dspear9...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Hi-
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> > I have some Infinity's RS 10's I think that are about 14 years old.
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> > noticed that the outer
Thanks for the info Dave...I appreciate it.

> > part of the woofers is flaky (the spongy part)...I'm not sure what the
> > material is called. =A0Is it common
> > for this to happen to speakers in time?
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> Very common. =A0The spongy foam dries out and tears. =A0It's easily and
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eaply
> repairable, do a search on woofer repair and you'll find lots of kits
> available. =A0I did a pair in a couple of evenings. =A0First you remove
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e
> speaker from the cabinet, cut away the old foam from the paper or
> polypropylene speaker cone with an exacto knife, ****m the voice coil to
> center the cone, and glue on the new foam surround. =A0It's that simple.
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=A0Cost
> is about $20 for a kit which does two woofers.
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> Dave