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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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nrchy
2,124 posts
 
Roofing cement is a good idea which I had not considered, but it really isn't very hard to replace a driver. This might be a fairly inexpensive repair too. I don't know if the cement will alter the drivers ability to travel.

Regardless of which of these routes of repair you decide to go with I would still recommend the epoxy in your ears!

What would your mother say if she heard you listening to Outkast?!?
slappy OP
903 posts
 
hahahahaha

What she dont know wont kill her

Zaikesman,
I wouldnt say any of it is filler. There are some songs that would apeal to the masses, the rest of the stuff, i wouldnt call filler, but more free-form jazz. its kinda wierd. definatly not for everyone.

Im probably gonna try silicon tonight, couldnt find any of the roofing cement.
will keep you all posted.
tommy583
73 posts
 
Hey Slappy, don't let some smart ass responses get you down. Jazz isn't the only music in the world. Keep on rockin.

tommy
jimwitnauer
22 posts
 
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.
zstokes
124 posts
 
Good luck on the repair Slappy. I like Outkast too...and Bulegrass, and Miles Davis, and The Stones, and ....

I know some people are just trying to be funny, but how many of these people listened to music that drove their parents crazy when they were young, just to do it?

Listen to whatever floats your boat. Music is all about floating boats.

Slap, the Roots is good for some of the same things Outkast is too!

Z
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