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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Wow! Im glad to see the level of maturity of your responses.
Grow a brain? Wow. If i do, can i come up with snappy responsed like that? Stop listening to that crap? Another nice one. I bet your parents would be proud of that brilliant response. I guess i must be stupid to own these speakers huh? I guess instead of getting ready to buy a house and supporting my fiancee while she finishes school instead of blowing my cash on a set of speakers that i plan to upgrade a little down the road makes me an idiot huh?
Line your ears with epoxy! While rather rude i did find that one amusing.

Beavis, thankyou for sending a good responce, at least 1 out of 3 posts arent from bitter old men.
I'm waiting for a real upgrade, thats why im looking for a quick fix. The system i currently run is a result of bad happenings, but it gets me by. Well, it did. I really dont want to buy another set of these. Im just looking for a 2-3 dollar fix.
Silicone...
I got some of that, ill give it a try.

Jewel? Man thats rough.
How about i just stick to Nick Cave or BBKing for a week or so? :)

Thanks Danlib, ill give that a shot.

I like outkast. Its not yer typical run of the mill rap. There is alot of dare i say it "Experimental" on the album. Good stuff, not just for the homies.

Anyways, im sure ill hear 10 posts that Outkast sucks by people who have never taken a good listen to it. Im used to it. :)
THanks Jeff.

Duct Tape.

Its like the force ya know? From starwars?
It has a Light Side, a Dark Side, and it holds the universe together! :)

If ya cant Duct it, F##k it.
Not from south good man, however, i DO come from a long line of rednecks.
Fortunatly i did not follow down that dark path. hahaha
Thanks Elizabeth, i think i have a tube of that laying around somewhere too.

Toomuchstuff Man thats wierd dude. Are you sure you are not "Magneto" off of X-men? Maybe you should try to focus your destructive powers and take down the evil BOSE empire.
hehehehe
Marakanetz
the voice coil is cool. These speakers are pretty old, i think it was just time for the foam surround to bit it. If i push the surround out of the way the problem clears. Im hearing the surround smack agianst the speaker cone.

DIY speaker kits are not too far off of the mark dude.
Ive been doing alot of reading and research on loudspeaker construction. I have a 2 way design that i have come up with using drivers from peerless. Still working on the crossover though.
Total cost will be about 150.00 per speaker. The only thing holding me back is there are a few power tools i need to start building the box. Xmas is right around the corner, so im hoping to score there.
If these work out and sound good then im gonna build 4 more then modify a 7th for a center channel and start building a dedicated theater in the basement. Hopefully this will give me insight and experience and enable me to build a better set for 2 channel listenin.

I WILL however, need to get a good set of speakers i can use to compare my own frankensteins to. Apparently GMA Europas sound better than they should in thier price range. Early next year im hoping to go audition some and possibly even buy a set, if they are all they're cracked up to be.

Tell ya what though, it was a pretty rockin party. Man was i hammered. It feels good to cut loose after working 12 days straight.
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.