I have a pair of 15" woofers on the shelf with a disappearing folded paper surround. It seems that they have disintegrated in a very short time after putting to one side.
They are cheap drivers and not worth paying $200- to repair but a replacement foam surround is $50- for the pair.
Two questions; how difficult is it to replace a surround if I leave the spider in place and does replacing a paper surround with a foam change much?
Speakers are from Jaycar and I bought them about 20 years ago and they were worked hard in my party boxes but VC still seems OK, no scratching etc.
They are cheap drivers and not worth paying $200- to repair but a replacement foam surround is $50- for the pair.
Two questions; how difficult is it to replace a surround if I leave the spider in place and does replacing a paper surround with a foam change much?
Speakers are from Jaycar and I bought them about 20 years ago and they were worked hard in my party boxes but VC still seems OK, no scratching etc.
I've done it with success. The kit comes with alignment shims and adhesive.
Changing from folded paper surround to foam surround may change the characteristics of the speaker.
Changing from folded paper surround to foam surround may change the characteristics of the speaker.
It's those changes and what they might be that are of interest.
Foam surrounds are a bit cheaper than the paper but it's only a few dollars
Foam surrounds are a bit cheaper than the paper but it's only a few dollars
We once repaired a bad surround using rolled up paper towel and hockey tape. The Bounty Quicker Thicker Bass Enhancer...
Cost about 2$...
And here someone does it with duct tape.
Free Speaker Find Update #1 Fixing surrounds with duck tape - YouTube
50$ for a pair? These are ~10$ each: https://www.ebay.com/p/1060732475
Cost about 2$...
And here someone does it with duct tape.
Free Speaker Find Update #1 Fixing surrounds with duck tape - YouTube
50$ for a pair? These are ~10$ each: https://www.ebay.com/p/1060732475
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Yep Cheap foam surrounds and $42- postage to Australia.
We don't call it the Tyranny of Distance for nothing.
We don't call it the Tyranny of Distance for nothing.