vinylisfinal
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does anybody know of any speaker foam suppliers that sell in bulk? i do not need "kits", just bulk surrounds for the many "orphan" speakers i need to fix. i tried mat electronics but they are forever out of stock.. Thanks!
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speaker foam surround suppliers??
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At the suggestion of another AKer, I recently bought some 8" surrounds from seller "bootapest2" on the 'bay. They were pretty inexpensive and worked well on the 3 woofers I refoamed. YMMV but it might be worth checking out since he seems to carry a number of sizes.
MAT Electronics....http://matelectronics.com/prestashop/en/41-speaker-accessories
$25.00 min order.
Barney
$25.00 min order.
Barney
mhardy6647
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I buy bulk/cheap/generic ones from MAT; no complaints (I've ordered from them a number of times).
A company called RSSounds used to have a slightly better selection of cheap/generic surrounds... but I don't know if they are still around and/or if they still do.
A company called RSSounds used to have a slightly better selection of cheap/generic surrounds... but I don't know if they are still around and/or if they still do.
DonQuixote99
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I like to get surrounds from Rick Cobb. You can find him here on eBay: http://stores.ebay.com/id=4444653&ssPageName=STRK:MEFSX:SST&_trksid=p3984.m1543.l2533
Not generic surrounds. The right surrounds.
Not generic surrounds. The right surrounds.
+1, I get my surrounds from him. He made sure that I got the right ones for my Advents and JBLs.
DonQuixote99
just give me some truth
Rereading, I see the OP wants to buy in 'bulk.' What R Cobb offers on ebay is kits, but you might email him at rcobb@tampabay.rr.com to discuss a bulk purchase.
Windwalker
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stillspin'n
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MAT is now HES electronics, I was on there mailing list when it changed.
I have about 8 8" woofers to do that will all take the FF Boston foam.
4 10" woofers
8 Large Advent woofers
If I bought kits for all of these the price would be rather high don't you think?
European drivers such as the SEAS used in the Snell do need special surrounds but I'm
not doing any of those at this time.
4 10" woofers
8 Large Advent woofers
If I bought kits for all of these the price would be rather high don't you think?
European drivers such as the SEAS used in the Snell do need special surrounds but I'm
not doing any of those at this time.
I had to redo my Vifa,seas and peerless drivers again as they did not sound right with some of the US supplies,they were good for the usual American companies,jbl,advent,ar,Boston,Polk etc
My crazy diy friend in Germany linked me to these guys and I just rebuilt some snells and they sounded correct like the original,they are curved right and have the right foam texture and viscosity,as per my friend they supply a lot of companies including audio note,I have now way of verifying his claim.after I redid the reform I was shocked at the sound differences
And you get a 21 % discount less vat
https://www.audiofriends.nl/
My crazy diy friend in Germany linked me to these guys and I just rebuilt some snells and they sounded correct like the original,they are curved right and have the right foam texture and viscosity,as per my friend they supply a lot of companies including audio note,I have now way of verifying his claim.after I redid the reform I was shocked at the sound differences
And you get a 21 % discount less vat
https://www.audiofriends.nl/
FWIW, I reform a bunch of “less than” woofers and some mids and a few tweets.
Cheap genetics are fine. I’m sure the originals were nothing special.
Certain valuable drivers should probably have a “proper” foam and something that fits correctly.
So far I have never found a data sheet on speaker surrounds and only the fact that the seller says they are correct. I don’t find that as proof. But, when I have bought the “correct” foam, they do seem more in line with what you’d expect.
Since the original foam is toast, the reason I need to reform, it’s impossible to tell if the new foam is actually original correct.
Cheap genetics are fine. I’m sure the originals were nothing special.
Certain valuable drivers should probably have a “proper” foam and something that fits correctly.
So far I have never found a data sheet on speaker surrounds and only the fact that the seller says they are correct. I don’t find that as proof. But, when I have bought the “correct” foam, they do seem more in line with what you’d expect.
Since the original foam is toast, the reason I need to reform, it’s impossible to tell if the new foam is actually original correct.
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Even if you go the extra mile and request surrounds for a specific driver from a reputable supplier, it can be a bit of a crap shoot. I redid my McIntosh XR16's woofs a while back and was happy enough with the results. A bit later, one of the coils went open, so I took both down the road to the pros.
Counter guy says ... "nice job on the surrounds. Too bad they're the wrong ones!"
He did sine tests before and after and I'd been losing a LOT of bottom and cone speed. The only real improvement I'd been hearing was due to the fact that the original surrounds were 30 years old. In this case, after the correct surrounds were in, the difference was readily apparent.
Counter guy says ... "nice job on the surrounds. Too bad they're the wrong ones!"
He did sine tests before and after and I'd been losing a LOT of bottom and cone speed. The only real improvement I'd been hearing was due to the fact that the original surrounds were 30 years old. In this case, after the correct surrounds were in, the difference was readily apparent.
The key to this is finding the supplier of the custom foams. Thing is, the kit sellers won't talk. Why should they? These foams probably cost them $1 or $2 each in bulk, not much more than the generics in other words. It's not rocket science here--it's molded foam. 
