How long do speakers last?


I have 15 year old speakers and I cannot remove the sock but they work fine. Do I have to worry about woofers deteriorating or are there electronics (crossover?) inside which won't last forever? I don't use these much.
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Showing 1 response by mechans

As was stated above it depends mainly on the surrounds. If foam then less than 10 years same for butyl rubber and the like. I inherited some 1959 JBLs which work fine, however they use fabric surrounds and compression horns. You need to take that sock off unless some one knows what type of surrounds you have. Most used foam or rubber by then. Therefore I would recommend getting them remounted.