(Part 2) Best speaker repair products according to redditors

https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Speaker-Foam-Surround-Repair/dp/B00CQAEHD8

Took literally 5 seconds. There's a ton.

I've reconed refoamed 12's with a similar kit.

I would imagine with shipping and waiting times you're going to better off getting a new speaker with a new warranty.

Also there is this, but personally I would just replace it. https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Speaker-Foam-Surround-Repair/dp/B00CTUK34W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491158318&sr=8-2&keywords=3%22+Speaker+repair

Here is a link to an AR18 refoam kit. There are many out there as the woofers were used on many different AR models, including your bookshelves there.

The instructions, glue, and everything else needed come with the kit. There are even video's you can watch on YouTube for refoming old Acoustic Research speakers. The long and short of it is, get an Exacto knife or razor blade, cut out the old surround. Clear out all the leftover gunk on the basket. Then carefully glue in the new surround. Some people mount the surround in backwards (the surround going in rather than out), but I think the out looks better and likely is better, although I have no way to prove this. It's a pretty simple job really and something you can certainly do yourself.

The tweeter on those is not the best, but they are a great great start. They will certainly give you that warmer hi-fi sound.

Congrats on a great start. That Thorens and Marantz should last awhile. What model Thorens and Marantz?

The surround on your speaker is gone. Source: I worked installing car audio for five years and replaced hundreds of Toyota JBL speakers with deteriorated surrounds.


Get this or replace it with a new speaker. If you use a different brand speaker, replace both front doors at the same time.

Toyota forums will have step-by-step instructions with pictures.

It needs to be "refoamed". The woofer's surround needs to be replaced.

A friend of mine did this a few months ago, for the same unit. I think it was pretty easy.

Although you might be able to find something cheaper, this comes up for googling "klipsch promedia 2.1 sub refoam"

http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Speaker-Repair-Replacement-FSK-6-5/dp/B009DNMR8I

If you have no idea what you're doing replacing the foam might be a better idea than changing the woofers. This was the second result when I googled your speaker's reference, so, you're not alone.

http://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Black-silicone-anti-dust-stopper/dp/B0054U6O24/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345361041&sr=8-1&keywords=hdmi+port+cap

I lightly glue one of these into place to help out our poor ignorant brethren.

I just re-foamed a pair of Advent Legacy speakers for a friend and it was pretty easy. I bought this kit and I didn't have any issues.

Here's a more contextualized picture. I also took a picture with measuring tape and it looks like they might be closer to 6 inches. Would this be the best refoam kit for me, or perhaps something cheaper like this?

Thanks.

Speaker enclosures are generally designed around the specs of specific drivers. Replacing the drivers will likely sound OK, but not great. Changing the crossovers would also likely not be worth the money or effort. That said, replacing the passive components on the crossovers may be.

I'd order a handful of capacitors and resistors and simply replace the surround using a rebuild kit. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with the turnout, but don't expect to drop $50 drivers in your cabinets and hear a big improvement. Even if you went with something modest like these you're still spending more than twice as much as the surrounds and X-over components alone. If you're into tinkering with your sound, you could also invest in a Digital Signal Processor and skip the need for new crossovers.

Personally I'd buy the parts to rebuild them, spend the rest on a good amp and save for better speakers down the road. ~$30 in parts leaves you $170 towards an amp. A buddy of mine has one of these running the 2.1 in his living room and one of these for his turntable. They both sound surprisingly good, especially for the cost.