Re: How long do woofers usually last

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:35:38 +0000, Dave wrote:

> "ricknielsenshat" <kquickel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Hi-
>>
>> I have some Infinity's RS 10's I think that are about 14 years old.  I
>> noticed that the outer
>> part of the woofers is flaky (the spongy part)...I'm not sure what the
>> material is called.  Is it common
>> for this to happen to speakers in time?
>>
> Very common.  The spongy foam dries out and tears.  It's easily and
> cheaply repairable, do a search on woofer repair and you'll find lots of
> kits available.  I did a pair in a couple of evenings.  First you remove
> the 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.  It's that simple. 
> Cost is about $20 for a kit which does two woofers.
> 
> Dave


Hmm I recently paid about ten times as much for 
a repair of my dynaudio's.
But hey, I live in the netherlands where everything is
more expensive then anywhere else in the world.
It is now fitted with rubber instead of the foam stuff.

Edmund