Sony speaker damage

[MJG]

I have a some Sony speakers and was cleaning them today and noticed that the rubber around the cones is starting to perish.
I assume this is from exposure to sunlight.
It doesn't seem to be affecting the performance
Two questions
Will this eventually impact negatively on the performance of the speakers?
Is there anyway to repair it?

Regards

 

[WesleyDB]

Yes, it will impact performance. You could repair it although it might just be cheaper to replace the speaker

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Yes, it will impact performance. You could repair it although it might just be cheaper to replace the speaker

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The plastic foam deteriorates over time, it'll become brittle and break, the larger the tear the less worse the speaker will sound as its separated from the enclosure.

If it was a a very dear driver you could replace the suspension but seeing as it's not, go for upgraded or new speakers, this time look for composite or woven (paper or other) cone and suspension, it lasts much much longer.

 

[MJG]

^This

The plastic foam deteriorates over time, it'll become brittle and break, the larger the tear the less worse the speaker will sound as its separated from the enclosure.

If it was a a very dear driver you could replace the suspension but seeing as it's not, go for upgraded or new speakers, this time look for composite or woven (paper or other) cone and suspension, it lasts much much longer.

Ok. Not really sure where to look for replacements. Would these suffice?

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Ok. Not really sure where to look for replacements. Would these suffice?

Was thinking replace the towers, like below, can go loads cheaper though, look around your local Hi-Fi Corp or Cash Crusaders.

Polk T50

 

[MJG]

Was thinking replace the towers, like below, can go loads cheaper though, look around your local Hi-Fi Corp or Cash Crusaders.

Polk T50

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The problem i have is that the speakers are fitted into a feature wall.

 

[ost]

Speaker surrounds can be easily replaced.

The 2 I know in GP are Universal Speaker Repairs in Centurion and Merle's Speaker repair in Midrand

 

[WesleyDB]

Ok. Not really sure where to look for replacements. Would these suffice?

If you look around a bit in your area you will find someone. Try the places that sell musical instruments, they usually sell speakers aswell.