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In Reply to: Can speakers go bad? posted by Leo loves music on November 16, 2024 at 04:55:14:
This question deserves a more detailed answer. A good speaker that uses quality materials will outlive the owner. For example, Old Altec Lansing and JBL drivers used surrounds made from cloth and were treated. Some call them tar coated surrounds others refer to them as doped surrounds and they will not rot or wear out. Also, compression drivers that have all metal diaphragms such as aluminum or titanium that will last forever unless you overpower them and burn the voice coil.
Over the years we have seen many vintage speakers measured and many still measure within factory specs speakers such Lowther, Jensen G610 triaxial, Western electric, Altec Lansing, JBL, Stephens trusonic, and these speakers are older than me and I was born in 1971.
Ever hear of Silbatone audio? they have original western electric drivers & horns they take to high end audio shows the speakers are from 1930 and sound amazing !! they also have Lansing iconic speakers from 1939 all original and sound amazing you can see them in the video link. Also LA jazz audio they have 100% all original speakers from the 40's to the 60's all play perfectly.
So if you see poorly made speakers that use cheap materials like foam surrounds you know they won't last foam surrounds are a joke we use foam for packing material it is incredibly cheap and never should have been used for speaker surrounds and we all know why manufactures went from making things that last forever to making things as cheap as possible all in the name of profit.
So, do speakers really go bad? what is bad? unfixable? cones surround's voice coils spiders are all replaceable so any speaker can be fixed as long as it does not have physical damage to hard parts witch would be the frame, magnet, pole piece, top & bottom plate those are all non-wearable parts. The soft parts such as surrounds, spiders, cones are the parts that can degrade with age climate and UV rays and wear and tear but are all replaceable.
So technically no speaker really goes bad unless they turn to the dark side... So speakers with low quality materials won't last as long as speakers made with high quality materials.
You have B&W 801 s2 why don't you measure them? REW software is free you just need a calibrated mic around $150 and you can take accurate measurements. Your B&W are what 25 years old I bet they still measure to factory specs. plus, you can use REW to measure in room response which can help with placement of your speakers.
Every audiophile should be able to take measurements we all have pc or laptop why guess when you can know for sure... Anyone that thinks a high quality well made with quality materials speaker will not measure to factory specs after decades take Measurment's you will surprise yourself.
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