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In Reply to: RE: This will get the neighbors attention! posted by sanman on March 08, 2015 at 21:31:52
The consensus here and from others was that the surrounds would be deteriorated. However, the wax paper wrap and excellent packing may have prevented oxidation or whatever chemically degrades foam. They look and feel firm. Interestingly, the walnut is unfinished. Wonderful scent as I opened the box.
"When the demon is at your door, in the mornin' it won't be there no more"
Steely Dan
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I would enjoy your "new" speakers and not worry about refoaming the woofers and fiddling with the crossover unless and until something goes wrong.
I suspect that one of the major factors that makes foam surrounds deteriorate is sunlight. I think I read somewhere that when foam woofer surrounds first came on the scene the did not realize that they needed to add UV protection to the formula of the woofer foam. I think they do now. So being kept in darkness all these years was a big help. We all know the damage years of sun can do on wood, plastic, cloth, rubber and our skin.
Heck, you may want to get some blankets or something and keep the speakers covered when you are not using them. Couldn't hurt, and they would stay clean and new looking.
I had a friend who had a pair of Klipsch KG4's that were kept in a room in front of a west facing window. Years of afternoon sun lightened the backs of the cabinets and managed to make tiny cracks in the rubber surrounds of the rear passive radiators. They still sounded fine.
good luck,
--Matt
"When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot."
--Dalai Lama
I thought they'd be OK. Thanks for reporting back.
E
T
Those look perfect. I would power them up and see what happens. The caps are likely fine too!
The guys here often tend to be very conservative on a lot of this stuff. I find a lot of their concerns about things that could be wrong worth noting but maybe just as well ignored.
If I worried about every little part on my car that could fail I would be in bits and pieces with angst and never be able to drive anywhere.
David
Wow, they sound just fine, nice clear highs and great bass, maybe a tad too crisp for my ears at 0 db, but they respond well to their tone controls, got a big smile on my face right now.
"When the demon is at your door, in the mornin' it won't be there no more"
Steely Dan
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