@allenf1963 I had those years ago. There were great speakers for the time. They killed Advent and ARs and the like, Just don't let them sit for long periods of time. The mid drivers tend to freeze up.
How long do speakers last?
I ask because I have an opportunity to buy a pair of Von Schweikert VR-33's for an insanely good price. I get it: "it depends how hard they have been driven", but judging by the condition they were very nicely taken care of. My only concern is that will need repairs in the future whereas I could just spend that money on new speakers. On the other hand they sound fantastic. Just curious about the lifespan. They'd be a nice upgrade from my Klipsch bookshelves / sub combo.
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There are far too many variable involved that there is no meaningful answer to how long to expect speakers to last. I've heard drivers that are really old that have held up well, even without a re-coning. That is particularly the case with woofers with the pleated fabric or paper surrounds. It is far more common to see crumbling on soft rubber surrounds. Many modern speakers with such surrounds go bad in 10-15 years, while I've hear old pleated paper drivers that are 70 or more years in age. The midrange in my system (compression driver feeding a horn) is at least 80 years old and it works fine. |
I have a pair of JSE .8 Infinite Slope speakers that I purchased in 1988 that still sound so great. I ended up giving them to my son in Philly last year when I no longer needed them in my secondary system and he loves them. They have had no reconditioning and have just been treated with some good old fashioned TLC. I heard them last month when visiting him and they still sound terrific. |
@mucker , The sky is the limit with fabric just please do not do the paisley. You will need a person competent with a sowing machine. The sock has to be made undersized so it will stretch tight putting it on. Think of putting a girdle on an elephant. |
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