Re: [ARSCLIST] headphones "break-in"?

[Jerry Hartke <jhartke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My old, old Infinity speakers have this problem. The foam on one has
completely disintegrated. Is there anyone in the Boston, Massachusetts area
that is reliable and could re-edge them. They are much too heavy to ship
economically.

Jerry

> >>> As for the foam thing, I remember watching the foam surround on a
> >>> friend's older Infinity speakers literally blow apart from loud
> >>> music at a party. Some of the older types of foam get brittle and
> >>> flakey from exposure to either air or moisture or heat or all and
> >>> then they disintegrate from the flexing of the woofer. Without the
> >>> foam to damp the woofer edges, it sounds awful and I think some
> >>> speakers can then over-drive the piston to where the speaker is
> broken.
> >>>
> >>> -- Tom Fine
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert J Hodge" <rjhodge@xxxxxxx>
> >>> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:29 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] headphones "break-in"?
> >>>
> >>> Sounds like audiophoolery. Do speakers need a break in period? I don't
> >>> believe so. Unless you're addressing a foamed surround in which case
> >>> the break in period ends when the foam breaks down and they need to be
> >>> re-edged.
> >>>
> >>> Partially kidding..
> >>>
> >>> BH