Do Old speakers means Bad speakers?

[curiousashish]

I hope you have cut and insulated the ends with tape. You don't want the cut wires to accidentally touch and fry your crossover or worse your receiver.

Yes, cut and taken out tweeter. Wires are far apart.

 

[preth30]

Old speakers are well built and so, lasts long. Sound may deteriote because of stiff suspension surrounds etc. But they are really good. New budget speakers are fragile and more prone to complaints especially tweeters.

 

[DB1989]

Old speakers are well built and so, lasts long. Sound may deteriote because of stiff suspension surrounds etc. But they are really good. New budget speakers are fragile and more prone to complaints especially tweeters.

what are you talking about?

 

[Bunn999]

rubber surrounds, capacitors in the crossovers are the weakest links.

 

[heliumflight]

Speakers grace with age

 

[rwnano]

Anyone who has recapped their old speakers? your experiences?

 

[preth30]

what are you talking about?

I'm talking about speakers. From my experience, old speakers lasts a lot more than new ones.

 

[DB1989]

I'm talking about speakers. From my experience, old speakers lasts a lot more than new ones.

Please do elaborate on your experience.

 

[preth30]

Please do elaborate on your experience.

I purchased a Quad 11L bookshelf and later a Q acoustics 3020i. Both sounded absolutely nice with excellent imaging and soundstage. A few weeks later, a friend of mine brought his vintage Pioneer amp and connected to the Quads. Pioneer amps are known for its ear piercing treble, He raised the volume and suddenly the imaging moved to one side. The tweeter on the speaker on the right went kaput. Similarly my 3020i were kept idle for some time. While cleaning dust on the rubber beading, a small portion of the rubber came off.
My old Chario Syntar 200 and B&O speakers are still going strong. No issues.

 

[ketansethi1987]

Here are some pictures:
1. Damaged tweeter of Front left (I have cut wire of tweeter, and using the speaker)
2. Good Front right
3. Front tower Denon specs
Can this tweeter be changed or repaired by local electronic shop? I am in Noida but don't know anyone good.

If you have cut the wires it is possible the resistance of the speakers have changed if the tweeters were connected in series. And yes this can damage the AVR. So do check the ohms with a multimeter. The tweeters can be repaired!