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Hello again. The surrounds on the 8" midrange need replacing.

 

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Hello again. The surrounds on the 8" midrange need replacing. Although they still sound fine. I see on eBay they are offered for the XR19s. I assume the bass drivers will likely need new surrounds before long, although they look fine now. Idvlike your opionion on if the ones on eBay would be a good choice. Also about how much might it cost for me to get this done? Is it something I need a specialist to do on this type of speaker, or could I have anyone who offers this service do this. I will of course remove the drivers myself to have them repaired. Or is replacment of the surrounds something I may be able to do myself?

 



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Submitted: 329 days and 2 hours ago.
Category: Home Theater-Stereo
Value: $20
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Expert:  Benimur replied329 days and 2 hours ago.

Hi and welcome to JustAnswer,

Thank you for the question and your patience. Should you still need assistance for information purposes only...

Initially, it would be best to have all the surrounds replaced at the same time; this would be predictive/preventive maintenance. And it would allow you equal basis when comparing performance with the existing fully working speakers.
Offhand, considerations for repair:

  • • select a source of the surround near you;
  • • if at all possible and preferably, select a source that could also do the job of actual edge/surround replacement;
  • • the above has the advantage of immediate availability of a surround replacement if for some reason the job was not perfect;
  • • changing/replacing the surround is not that difficult. The critical part is maintaining the position of the voice coil so as to retain its clearance/space to/from the magnet;
  • • surround replacement calls for the use of adhesive; a rather messy job even with jigs and implements that may even be not readily available with onetime DIYers;
  • • patience, techniques, hands-on-experience required. Perhaps asking a professional (source near you) to do the repairs would be more to your advantage.

All of the above were observed / looking back when I used to oversee Bose 901 edge/surround replacement.

Please post back how you would want to approach this and/or should you need additional information.

Good luck and thank you for asking.

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Category: Home Theater-Stereo
Pos. Feedback: 97.6 %
Accepts: 483
Answered: 6/24/2012

Experience: Have been in the business +25 yrs down to component level.

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