Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:09:33 -0700
Reply-To: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon, Rear speaker enclosures- I have them!
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Being a long term audiophile, also pronounced 'nut', I'll attempt this.
Everything degrades with time. But over the lifetime of us, or our vans:
Paper cones degrade whether or not they're used. And that's probably what we
have.
Plastic doesn't degrade but the glue that holds the spider to the cone can,
depends on what's used. Same with carbon fiber.
Metal cones don't degrade and sometimes are connected by heat {read solder,
silver solder, or brazing] and those connections don't degrade but can
break, but usually not and the glues that are used are pretty permanent as
well.
Those are the common speaker materials. There are others, oh my many others,
but they're not used much, if at all, in speakers for our vans.
YMMV
Mike
On 10/3/08 1:48 PM, "Neil2" <vidublu@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Audiophiles say speakers, regardless of the materials used to fab them,
> degrade with use. Does anyone know if they degrade without use (i.e. what's
> the shelf life of used speakers)? I'm guessing only AUDIOPHILES would know
> this answer but I'm interested in replacing mine with Ken's new ones, if the
> answer is 'No.'
>
> On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Tony et al, I have a bunch of these rear speaker pods/enclosures that
>> are brand new in black. If anyone wants them I would sell them for $15
>> each or $25 for a pair. You can call me at 856-327-4936 or just email
>> me if you are a regular customer.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ken Wilford
>> John 3:16
>> www.vanagain.com
>>
>>
>> Tony Collins wrote:
>>
>>> Hello List,
>>>
>>> I have looked in the archives, but I can not find information on the
>>> little
>>> speakers that are located in the rear upper corners of El guapo. Guapo
>>> does
>>> not have the rear AC enclosure and it is not a camper. I find a lot of
>>> info
>>> on those, but not on the little black plastic speaker enclosures like I
>>> have.
>>>
>>> I looked at them and was able to take the mesh grill off. What I saw was
>>> eaten up speakers where the woofer section was all busted up by the
>>> passing
>>> of time. Is there a way to open the enclosure and place new speakers in
>>> it?
>>> has anyone done this? I like the keep the van looking stock.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Tony
>>>
>>> --
>>> 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo"
>>> 85 Vanagon "Blubrik, El Guapo"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
> --
> Neil2
> '82 Diesel Westfalia (Fwd Puke Qualified)
> '86 Vanagon/Westfalia Wannabe (Savannah)
> Nunquam Pendite Divendium
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