Spendor SP100 mid/bass rubber surround

I believe that both of the drivers are proprietary to Spendor, and it is likely that special cement and jigs are needed for assembly. That is probably why they want to sell you new drivers.
Considering the original cost of the speakers, probably at least $5000.00 dollars when new, $1500.00 is really not that bad to replace four of the six drivers.

Simon, How did the rubber surrounds on your Spendors get damaged in the first place? The fact that both the woofer and mid need repair suggests that something out of the ordinary occurred, like somebody poking the speakers.

I have had SP100s for over 10 years and they are basically the same as the day I bought them. I would certainly hope that the surrounds will continue for another decade or two without problems.

The SP100s are really nice speakers!

I have had 2 pairs of S 100s since about 1990 and both are still working perfectly.

Robman99999,
Yeah, happy listening!
I hv got relpy from Bill that he don't hv any rubber surround for sale! Anyway, thanks so much for your
information and Bill is really a very nice guy, he has
offered me an advise that to wipe the rubber surround
with "brake fluid" to make the rubber surround back to
"soft" and it really works fine, the woofer is become
much 'softer' and should not affect the performance!

Regarding the mid driver, actually I just got this speaker
from my friend and he has the mid driver changed to "foam"
surround i/o "rubber" surround. I don't hear any problem
with the "foam" surround but if I can find the correct thickness/size for rubber surround I still prefer to change
it back to rubber surround in order to make sure the mid range perform the best and back to original look! So if any
expert here can provide the source please HELP me!!!!

Salecteric,
The problem on my SP100 mid/woofer rubber surround is because my friend stored the speakers for few years and
when he recently took it out and the rubber surround on
the mid/woofer were both "dried" & "hard". Especially
on the mid rubber surround which must be replaced otherwise can't sing due to it turns to "too dry/broken & too hard".
I believe, if the speakers are keep singing frequently, and
I will apply something like "transparent cleaning oil" for every 2 to 3 years to avoid the rubber surround getting dry/hard again, it can be last for at least 20 to 30 years!

Roxy54,
Compared with the drivers selling price from Thiel, the Spendor drivers are overpriced!
Thiel model CS5i list price : over $10,000
- $275 for a pair of tweeter
- $490 for a pair of mid range
Spendor model: SP100R list price: $6,000
- $5xx for pair of mid range
- $1,xxx for a pair of woofer

Regarding service, for the drivers with problem on the rubber surround, Thiel will not force you to buy new driver, sure they will replace your drivers with new
surround with reasonable charge!

May be not only Spendor, Proac also don't repair any
drivers with problem on the surround foam. If I'm not
getting this pair of SP100 at a cheap price from my friend
..................sure I will not buy any product from
these 2 UK speaker maker becos of "lake" of repairing service of drivers surround and "unreasonable charges" on
drivers!

Are you dealing with Spendor or with the American importer? I recently had an importer ask me to pay $400 for an IC that was avalable in quanities of 10 from a large supply house for $40 each. I eventually bought 2 for $64 on ebay. The importer's defense was " that he had to make a living". The current Spendor SP 100 cost is above $10,000. On the other hand the Tweeters in the S 100 are Scanspeak and go for $60 each; I replaced a pair last year. I think they are the same as the ones in the SP 100; the rest of the drivers are the same.