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     Kyrocket |
My home powered sub went out, well, just the foam ring on the speaker bit the dust. I was figuring on replacing the whole speaker to the tune of $60 - $ 70 for a decent 8" sub but read that others that have done that didn't get good results because the replacement speaker wasn't tuned for that box, or vise versa. I then ran across this... http://www.speakerworks.com/8_inch_speaker_repair_ kit_p/swk8a.htm Has anyone done their own speaker repair before? Seems pretty straight forward, the speaker is fine except for the surround. You don't realize how much you miss the bass until your bass is missing. | ||
| 86129squids |
Sounds like you're in the same boat I'm in... I looked at the repair options for my Cerwin Vega 12" sub- I know my skills at repairing things, and I'm skittish about DIY'ing something that delicate. I'm either gonna ship/take mine to a good repair shop (IIRC there might be one close to me), or just spend a little more $$$ for a new speaker. I look at it this way: My hi-fi gets a lot of use, quite a bit at high volume when I'm home alone- to me it's like having fresh tires on the XB. There will come a time when they need to be replaced. Not too long ago I came across a great deal to update my mids/highs on the bookshelf for line A- to do right by the whole system, I need to just replace the sub I've shredded. You're right- one can forget how nice it is to have clear, crisp sound at ALL frequencies. "Hearing, the ear, is the truest of the senses." Kierkegaard  | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
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| 86129squids |
Grumps- LOL, a couple of years ago for Christmas I found a fish like that, except it was actually a promo item for McDonalds Filet-O-Fish sandwich... the damn thing sang the jingle for those commercials (whilst animated), PLUS it had a "techno" remix, which was the more hilarious of the two. Gave away several of those that year, was King of the Weird Gift by a mile!!  | ||
| Hootowl |
You should be able to find a sub with similar mechanical and electrical properties. Look up the specs on the one you have and shop around. | ||
| Thumper74 |
I've had them rebuild to the tune of $45/ea for a 15" before. This was about 5 years ago in Columbus, OH | ||
| Reepicheep |
If you are looking for rebuild parts, they sell them here. http://www.parts-express.com/SpeakerReplacementGui de/refoamAndRepair.cfm Thats a good company to do business with, but I've never tried the repair kits. | ||
| Bbbob |
Re-foaming speakers is very easy...I've re-foamed at least 12 pairs of speakers over the last 10 years... | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
+1 on Parts Express. Just got some parts from them today, and their catalogue. They are just nice folks to work with, and really know about speakers. | ||
| Pmjolly |
I re-foamed a pair of 15" woofers. It was very easy. They work like new. | ||
| Reepicheep |
They are 3 miles from where I work. I was on the way home from their showroom when I was assaulted by the Corolla. | ||
| Interex2050 |
I highly recommend re-foaming the speakers, not only does it allow you to keep your original drivers but it is cheap and rewarding. The trouble with finding replacement drivers is that it is not always possible to find the complete specifications of the original ones. I have used the partsexpress kit, and highly recommend it. It comes with virtually everything you need, and the manual is quite handy. Here are some before/after photos of some 15" speakers I recently did:   Since you are considering just replacing the speakers anyway, if something were to go awry during the re-foaming you are out only a few bucks. Although the experience may prove to be useful down the line. | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Refoam. I've done them myself and had them done by a shop. It's very difficult to find an exact match for a driver for most consumer speakers. Most speaker repair shops will recommend repair vs replacement even if they are selling both the repair and parts. Some pro drivers (JBL, CV, etc) are VERY expensive to replace as a component. I've had Advent, JBL's, CV, etc all re foamed with perfect results. I did a set of Advents and Yamaha's my self. All turned out perfect. IU just remembered, my son had a small PC sub done last year. It was a Altec if memory serves. The driver was impossible to find as it had an odd rim configuration. The shop here in town (Midwest Speaker in Roseville, MN) did it in a week, it was perfect. http://www.midwestspeaker.com/ Also note that some speakers have a rubber surround instead of foam. A repair shop can do either one for about the same price. Go for it and do it yourself, it's not hard with the kits mentioned above or... send it to the pro's and not worry about it. Brad | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
OK I'm waking up now. I have a very old (over 20 years) 3D Acoustics speaker system, Central bass cab + 2 satellites for high & midrange. It used to poke out a sublime sound but the bass speaker which points down towards the floor in the box is totally shot. I'll have to dig it out & check but I seem to remember the cone being split as well as the edge bit. Can that be repaired too? | ||
| Interex2050 |
It should be possible to repair the cone. Since cones maybe difficult/impossible to find, you may need to send the entire driver out for repair. Again parts express offers rebuilding services: http://www.parts-express.com/speakerrepaircenter/i ndex.cfm Although if the damage is not too severe you may be able to patch the cone using tissue and glue. Edit: Here are a few places you can look: http://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-recone-kits.html http://www.electronix.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=speaker+cone&x=0&y=0 http://reconekits.com/ (Message edited by interex2050 on January 14, 2012) | ||
| Interex2050 |
Here is a video of what to expect: http://youtu.be/lxGswEB3O_Q |
