Speaker replacement or refurbishing

FFTT · 23rd April 2006, 09:29 PM

In a constant battle against Murphy's Law, I just discovered that the foam around the 8" drivers for my Infinity SM82's are rotting out.

Infinity no longer carries replacement drivers.

This is not a good time for me to replace my monitors with new near fields, so I'm wondering where might be the best place to have the speakers repaired or where I might find a good pair of new matched 8" drivers to replace them at a reasonable cost.

Washington D.C. area would be great.

Tousana · 23rd April 2006, 09:50 PM

Check out Madisound.com, or Partsexpress.com. If Infinity uses standard speakers that aren't made for them spicifically, one of these two place may have OEM replacements for them. A while back I had to get replacements for my NHT's and found out the carried the Vifa line but the Vifas for NHT were custom made so they didn't have them.
Good luck, I know how attached you can become to a set of good speakers.

FFTT · 24th April 2006, 07:56 AM

Thanks for the recommendation.

Hopefully, I'll find something good that works.

I thought about getting them re-coned, but it's probably going to be more affordable
to just replace the drivers.

u b k · 24th April 2006, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FFTT

I thought about getting them re-coned, but it's probably going to be more affordable to just replace the drivers.

from your description, it sounds like they need to be re-foamed, not re-coned, and there's a world of difference between the two processes. the good news is, re-foaming is cheap and easy. if you're handy you can do it yourself for about $30/pair (all kinds of online shops sell the kits), or you can have a pro do it for closer to $50.

gregoire
del ubik

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23rd April 2006, 09:29 PM	#1
FFTT Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: A stoned throw from ground zero Posts: 2,932	Speaker replacement or refurbishing In a constant battle against Murphy's Law, I just discovered that the foam around the 8" drivers for my Infinity SM82's are rotting out. Infinity no longer carries replacement drivers. This is not a good time for me to replace my monitors with new near fields, so I'm wondering where might be the best place to have the speakers repaired or where I might find a good pair of new matched 8" drivers to replace them at a reasonable cost. Washington D.C. area would be great.

23rd April 2006, 09:50 PM	#2
Tousana Gear maniac Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 260	Check out Madisound.com, or Partsexpress.com. If Infinity uses standard speakers that aren't made for them spicifically, one of these two place may have OEM replacements for them. A while back I had to get replacements for my NHT's and found out the carried the Vifa line but the Vifas for NHT were custom made so they didn't have them. Good luck, I know how attached you can become to a set of good speakers. __________________ Tousana www.absoluteaudioinc.com ___________________________ Technology is taking us backwards. It's making it easier to make things worse. People who like good sound are gonna be thought of as some kind of strange zoo animal. "Lou Reed".

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24th April 2006, 07:56 AM	#3
FFTT Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: A stoned throw from ground zero Posts: 2,932	Thanks for the recommendation. Hopefully, I'll find something good that works. I thought about getting them re-coned, but it's probably going to be more affordable to just replace the drivers.