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Latest post 04-05-2010 5:22 AM by joeyboygolf. 5 replies.
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  • 04-04-2010 8:58 AM

    Lifetime of Speaker Foam Rings Beolab 6000

    Dear all,

    I am playing with the thought to buy some used BL 6000 for my office to be connected with Beoport Box. The Formfactor would fit perfectly (better than the BL4000). Now I was reading a lot about outworn Foam Rings/ Speaker sorroundings with this speaker. Can you give me some hints how long the speaker foam rings work, and when they need to be changed? What would the approx. costs be in case the speakers need renewal?.

    Thanks for your answers.  

    Heribert

    BeoVision 8-40 / BeoVision 8-32 / Beovision 6-26 / BeoSound 3200 / BeoSound 1 / BeoLab 3 /  Beolab 6000 / Beolab 2000 / Beoport / Beomedia 1 / 3* Beo4 /BeoCom 5 with VOIP

  • 04-04-2010 11:20 AM In reply to

    Re: Lifetime of Speaker Foam Rings Beolab 6000

    The beolab 6000 speaker woofers do not use foam rings. From new, the speaker surrounds are a very flexible, thin rubber which do not suffer from foam rot.

    However, it's not all good news. The rubber surrounds do harden and split with age and the sound quality deteriorates markedly.

    Foam replacement surrounds are marketed by Good Hi Fi among others. I have heard Beolab 6000's with foam repacement surrounds and quite frankly, they were awful! Bass was well down on quantity and the speakers sounded "dead".

    I cursed the guy that sold them to me and replaced all 4 with B&O service replacements. It cost me £150 which I had not expected to have to spend but the sound quality was back to "as new".

    Since that time, I have had to replace many, many woofers in old Beolab 6000's and unless they come as part of a package deal and are very cheap, I no longer buy 6000's for re-sale.

    There will be those that will disagree with me but I would say beware 6000's that are more than 10 years old. They could cost you more than you think!!

    Regards Graham

  • 04-04-2010 4:21 PM In reply to

    • Hungedu
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    Re: Lifetime of Speaker Foam Rings Beolab 6000

    One of my BeoLab 6000s is starting to distort under the most minimal amount of bass or when the volume is raised. Perhaps it's time to change the rubber surrounds or the entire woofer assembly. I bought them in 1996, so I guess it's well overdue.

     

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  • 04-04-2010 5:03 PM In reply to

    Re: Lifetime of Speaker Foam Rings Beolab 6000

    The symptoms are a sort of fluffy sound to the bass as the volume is increased.

    Regards Graham

  • 04-04-2010 6:47 PM In reply to

    • Dave
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    Re: Lifetime of Speaker Foam Rings Beolab 6000

    One of my tweeters is slightly louder than the other and has a slight crackle in bright music, do you know where to buy replacement elements?

     

    Cheers :)

    “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.”

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  • 04-05-2010 5:22 AM In reply to

    Re: Lifetime of Speaker Foam Rings Beolab 6000

    Dave:

    One of my tweeters is slightly louder than the other and has a slight crackle in bright music, do you know where to buy replacement elements?

     

    Cheers :)

    Only your friendly local B&O dealer!

    Regards Graham

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