Can a torn speaker be fixed?

Question

so the other night i was jamming out with my friends on my drumset and my cymbal stand fell over from (a combo) of hitting it too hard and being imbalanced. My 15" vintage speaker just happened to be in the way! So the bottom end of my cymbal stand struck the cone of the speaker so there is basically a 2"x1" hole in the middle part of the cone. (there isn't any rip right at the dust cap or the edge of the cone).

So can this be repaired? duct tape or what not?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Go to parts express and see if you can get a cone for your speaker. I know there are places to repaire them. You might just get a new speaker instead. If some one local does it then go for it. Call around.

Answer 2

I've been playing with audio systems since I was a kid (about 35 years). And, I have ripped a speaker cone or two in my time.

You can try what the one guy said, using the paper with white glue on it. That will give you a functional patch to at least continue using the speaker. If I ever tore a speaker cone, I would just "weld" it back together with white glue. It might get kind of buzzy at high volumes. But, it's a quick, inexpensive fix.

If they're expensive vintage speakers where having the original driver (woofer) makes them more valuable, a lot of electronic repair places can recone a speaker. This is kind of expensive. But, since you're maintaining the original hardware (magnet, yoke, voicecoil, etc.), it won't alter the sound characteristics much, if at all.

Another option is to replace the woofer. This is kind of a c**p shoot, because you don't know if you can get the same sound characteristics in both speakers any more (power-handling capacity, efficiency, free-air cone resonance frequency, etc.).

You can check eBay for old speaker parts. Someone might have parted out the very speakers you've damaged and you might be able to pick up the correct replacement driver.

Answer 3

no that can not be repaired unfortunately. the same thing happened to my 300$ sub woofer for my sound system in my room =( except it wasn't a hole the cone just got pushed in. however you can buy a new cone for the box it sits in. (what i had to do) and it will probably be better than an old (vintage) speaker.

Answer 4

Glue a piece of thick paper with white glue. Be sure the edges of the paper are covered with glue and that the hole is fully covered. There may be some vibrations, but hopefully not. The sound purity may be affected somewhat. It doesn't hurt to try, it won't get worse than it is.

Answer 5

I don't know about the center part, but I have repaired tears in the outer part of the speaker with electrical tape and it worked just fine, it certainly won't hurt to try.