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Done and did it again


Hey folks.

I done did it again.

I threw a little shin-dig this weekend, and i was jamming that new Outkast CD, and managed to rip the foam surround. It is a tear along the driver cone, about 2-3 inches in length. That's what i get for running 200 WPC into some 50W radio shackers.

I am planning to upgrade to something better anyways, but that is not for a little while yet. I certanly dont want to send them in and pay the costs for repairs.

Does anybody have a reccommendation for repair? Im thinking of maybe lining the driver cone edge where the tear is with a little epoxy.

any reccommendatios?
slappy

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jimwitnauer
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In no particular order:

1. Grow a brain
2. Quit listening to that crap
3. Throw the speakers in the garbage.
jimwitnauer
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I guess the mention of Outkast made me lose my head. About five years ago, I tried to rebuild a pair of Phase Tech speakers. I had both woofers rebuilt professionally, and the first thing I did was jam a screw driver through the one of the foam surrounds. I used some caulk to mend the hole. At least it played. Foam surrounds usually tear when they get old (you were probably due for it anyway). I'll admit, my story is more deserving of a comment like "grow a brain." Good luck.

P.S. For the money, ADS speakers are my favorite. I replaced the phase techs with ADS's. These speakers SMOKE the cheaper B&W's. I recently purchased a pair of DM-604 S3's and wanted my ADS's back. L-1290's go for well under $500.
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