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    AKG 121 Studio headphones - inner foam material disintegrating

    Hi, I have a pair of ‘AKG 121 Studio’ headphones. The thin foam material is disintegrating and shedding but the headphones are now discontinued and I don’t think this replacement foam is available from the manufacturers and authorised distributors. Can anyone recommend the best ‘fix’ in my...
    • Hifibythekg
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    • akg ear cups foam foam rot head phones studio121
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Headphones
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    MCS 683-8228

    Earlier this week, I bought a pair of 8228s at a thrift store for 80 bucks, not knowing anything about them prior to this site. I was amazed to see the amount of "enthusiasm" on these speakers! The Cabinets are in decent shape, 8/10. The grills are attached, but could be fixed up. 8/10. The 12"...
    • Zeroedin
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    • 683-8228 8228 advice driver foam rot help mcs mid midrange speaker
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Speakers
  3. kyledp

    Rebuilding Bose 901 Series II - Foam or Cloth Edge?

    Hi All, sorry if this has been covered before, but I didn’t see it in a search. I have a set of Bose 901 series II speakers and was thinking I’d refresh them. I see videos and kits available, but wanted your opinions. I see foam kits available for the speaker edging I see cloth kits...
    • kyledp
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    • bose 901 series ii foam edge foam rot speaker advice speaker rebuild
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Speakers
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    Phase Tech fans... how different are the 6.5" woofers?

    I acquired a pair of Phase Technology PC-500s speakers. The 6.5" mid-woofers have suffered a horrible case of foam rot as have the tweeter lenses. (that foam is GROSS! What were they thinking?). This is my 3rd pair of Phase Tech speakers I've played with. So how different are all of the...
    • psarahtonen
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    • foam foam rot pc-500s pc500 pc500s phase tech phase technology phasetech woofers
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Speakers
  5. blue72

    Come Critique My Woofer Surround Replacement

    Ah, the dreaded foam rot. I picked up a pair of Cerwin Vega R123 speakers last year, but the surrounds were toast on the 12" woofers. After I ordered the replacement kit from Simply Speakers, I had (what may or may not prove to be) the bright idea to record myself working through the whole...
    • blue72
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    • cerwin vega driver foam foam rot surround video woofer youtube
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Speakers
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