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Duct Tape?

hehehehe! holy cow! THats great that you can do that and make it go from not useable to at least somewhat useable. I see places all the time where they have speakers mounted up high, in corners and the woofers are all rotted, and they still use them, duhhh! Get the duct tape out! :D
 
Although it's not perfect, they still sounds ten times better than they did without anything but remnants of dried up foam.:thmbsp:

Also thanks for the link karlo, for less than ten bucks I'll give this a shot. I was typing in "kit" along with surround so these didn't come up. I guess I could just get glue separate:yes: Will Titebond work well for this?
 
it should do fine on those paper cones . i'd suggest measuring those minimus
woofers , then matching up to the closest of the ( 3) , 4 inch surrounds .
i think the one i linked to is right , but better safe than sorry !

good luck.
 
For your surround glue, go to the WalMart sewing center and grab a bottle of Aileen's Tacky Glue. Just be prepared - once you remove that duct tape, your speakers won't go 200 mph anymore.
 
I finally got around to refoaming these, the 4-3/4" inch matched up to the measurements on these best. They fit almost perfect! The surround curve is inverted on these, but I don't think it made any difference. I used the tacky glue, and the battery method to center them. No problems whatsoever, sound great!:thmbsp::banana::music:
 

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vanquishfist said:
I had some old Realistics with wasted surrounds that I didn't want to put any money into, so I tried this just to see if the handyman's secret weapon could pull through again; for the most part it does. You can hear a little rattle at times, but much better than no surround at all. I don't have any, but gorilla tape would probably work better.

If anything I thought you guys would get a laugh out of this.
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Excellent...

A little experimentation might help you get the maximum performance out of your speakers. Many audiophiles find that soundstaging and detail really improve when generic "hardware store" tape is replaced by 3M or, better, Permacell (if you can find it!) For best results, you need to match the color of your tape to the preamp you are using. The silver stuff often works the best if your musical tastes run towards metal but, as always, YMMV. (A few hours of cryogenic pre-treatment, followed by blanching in vigorously boiling water, can help remove the glare this kind of tape can have.)

There are other factors to consider, too. In Japan, the trend is to layer the DT with a highly damped foam tape. French audiophiles prefer to cut the seams in a "stair-step" pattern, to diffuse the reflection of laterally stored energy in the material. As you probably know if you read the mags, the British tend to eschew store-bought tape entirely, reporting generally excellent results with DIY tape made from discarded hospital bed linens and PVA Tacky Glue, diluted 2:1 with Dewars.

Finally, be sure to break-in the DT for a few minutes before each listening session, so that the adhesive domains have time to align to the cone motion.

-k

Happy New Year, and all that matters is that you Destroy The Music!
 
vanquishfist said:
I finally got around to refoaming these, the 4-3/4" inch matched up to the measurements on these best. They fit almost perfect! The surround curve is inverted on these, but I don't think it made any difference. I used the tacky glue, and the battery method to center them. No problems whatsoever, sound great!:thmbsp::banana::music:
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Mucho better!:D

ken kantor said:
Excellent...

A little experimentation might help you get the maximum performance out of your speakers. Many audiophiles find that soundstaging and detail really improve when generic "hardware store" tape is replaced by 3M or, better, Permacell (if you can find it!) For best results, you need to match the color of your tape to the preamp you are using. The silver stuff often works the best if your musical tastes run towards metal but, as always, YMMV. (A few hours of cryogenic pre-treatment, followed by blanching in vigorously boiling water, can help remove the glare this kind of tape can have.)

There are other factors to consider, too. In Japan, the trend is to layer the DT with a highly damped foam tape. French audiophiles prefer to cut the seams in a "stair-step" pattern, to diffuse the reflection of laterally stored energy in the material. As you probably know if you read the mags, the British tend to eschew store-bought tape entirely, reporting generally excellent results with DIY tape made from discarded hospital bed linens and PVA Tacky Glue, diluted 2:1 with Dewars.

Finally, be sure to break-in the DT for a few minutes before each listening session, so that the adhesive domains have time to align to the cone motion.

-k

Happy New Year, and all that matters is that you Destroy The Music!
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:lmao: Now that's funny, I don't care who ya' are!
 
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