jon heckman

I recieved the wolfer surround foams from “simply speakers. If it’s foam, then its foam with a “well on the rubbery side” feel. They don’t fit so well ether! The highest point of the speaker cone is 1/4 “ bellow the top surface of the speaker frame, and it angles downword from there. Those corresponding glue points on the new foam are on the some plane. There is an earlier picture on this thread that clearly shows a speaker with a surround that was made to accommodate the phenomena. I found that stretching the inside radius of the foam, (foam to cone glue point), would somewhat re-form that surface in the required direction, but not enough. A bit more stretching and I broke the surround. Getting the new foam on might go a bit smoother if I could get the speaker out! I can’t! An earler pic on this thread suggest that the speakers may be made that way? (y/n) Can I get surrounds that fit? Can I make one? I got some parts on the broken surround that I might be able to glue on the new surrounds. How touchy are they? The base sounds reasonable without surrounds. 🤔 Jon

Thanks for the quick response newwandold. I have only listened to them on a Danon Surround Sound in stereo mode/tuner. When I get the time I will hook them up to my Pioneer 780. I expect them to compare favorably to my Pioneer cs77 speakers. They also look great, but I really like those classic cs77 grills. I have done one foam replacement, successful more or less. The Allisons look like they might be easier. I saw a set of 8”foams with glue and instructions listed under “Allison speakers” for $13. Next in line was twice as much. If I’m gonna do it I want to choose the better path. Any suggestions? Jon

Just picked up a pair of Allison fours for $5 at a yard sale. All 4 tweeters are working now that I got two of them reconnected to those nicely engineered connecters. The drivers sound decent, but they seriously need new foam. Can or should/need anything be done about dust that is stuck on the drivers?