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Speaker Maintenance?

I was just curious as to the method of attachment. If I had Gorilla glue I would use Gorilla glue. And glue the ends, then tap in place. Quick and dirty yes?
 
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View attachment 1605830 View attachment 1605831 Update: I opened the speaker via taking the woofer off, and this thing is pretty sturdy on the inside. The front and back never rattled because there is bracing connecting them, but the speaker needs bracing connecting the sides. 3/4 inch MDF, not bad. I was expecting cheap cardboard thin wood.
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Looks like particle board to me, and wood glue should work if adding bracing.
 
quiet said:
I was just curious as to the method of attachment. If I had Gorilla glue I would use Gorilla glue. And glue the ends, then tap in place. Quick and dirty yes?
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I used wood glue for fear the super glue would dry too quickly-
Put glue on one end, tapped her into place, then put glue on the top of the other end, where the glue will work it’s way in over time (it’s not a perfectly flat surface on either side).
Time to wait an hour or until tomorrow to start rocking!
Oh wait... other speaker :/
 
Here is my “handiwork” for anyone interested...
very messy, but nobody will see the inside right?
I like how they painted it black partially so if you look through the port it looks nice... haha..F0C229B3-88B4-4362-8B36-5ED798F889AE.jpeg E3AF3EFD-7540-44F4-9481-16E7258F725C.jpeg
 
Someone up higher was calling these speakers cheap... I’d be surprised, considering they’re “studio standards”... unless that’s false
The surrounds are not foam, it’s like a woven material
 
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Bracing job looks fine to me.

Another thing that comes to mind is that sometimes big woofers start to sag after several years and that can cause some voice coil rubbing.

reinstalling the woofer up-side-down usually cures that.
 
Yeah, I’m gonna reinstall both woofers upside down. And it appears to be 3/4 inch particle board all around or something... not good at identifying wood :(
Also, good day from the east coast, I’ll be finishing up the other speaker today.
 
radiotron_ said:
Yeah, I’m gonna reinstall both woofers upside down. And it appears to be 3/4 inch particle board all around or something... not good at identifying wood :(
Also, good day from the east coast, I’ll be finishing up the other speaker today.
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Particle board is made of wood particles pressed and glued together, MDF is fiberboard or basically pressed paper.
 
31167ED6-F301-4F88-B8C5-8E9494A7A8A9.jpeg Here’s a close up of the midrange-I’ll be switching them later to see if it’s the speakers or my amp that causes the distortion. this is the right speaker’s. Doesn’t look too healthy to me.
 
Dented dust caps really don't cause an issue with sound. It's just annoying to look at. Now when the dustcap got dented its possible the driver was hit hard enough to cause damage to the voice coil.
 
waggs098 said:
Dented dust caps really don't cause an issue with sound. It's just annoying to look at. Now when the dustcap got dented its possible the driver was hit hard enough to cause damage to the voice coil.
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That’s definitely possible. The glue is drying in the other speaker now. In about an hour I’ll test them.
 
Okay, bad news: I can’t turn the woofer upside down. The midrange yes but if I turn the woofer upside down the capacitors will touch the speaker... might cause hum or something.
 
radiotron_ said:
Okay, bad news: I can’t turn the woofer upside down. The midrange yes but if I turn the woofer upside down the capacitors will touch the speaker... might cause hum or something.
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Have any foam or anything you can wrap them in?
 
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