torn surround

[jryanbrown 10+ year member]

i just recieved my "mint" condition focal utopia 136 w. to my surprise both of the midrange speakers have the surround torn on them. not like its seperating from the cone, its actually torn right after its glued to the cone. one is really bad, torn probably more than half way around. just wondering if there is any way to repair this? ive read a lot about people using rubber cement and other things on their subs, but this is a set of FOCAL UTOPIAS, just wanna know if anyone has ever encountered this?

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

well just glue it...

its only focal.....

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

wow you got screwed, did you get em off ebay?

 

[jryanbrown 10+ year member]

yeah, bought them off of a guy on ebay. but, i just got an email from him, and he said he was gonna refund me all of my money. he assured me that they were damaged in transit. he has 100% feedback so, i dont think im gonna have any problems here. but, if i still decide to repair them, what do you guys think i should use? .............. and yeah, there only focal, lol

 

[foxden 10+ year member]

http://www.speakerplace.com/

If you decide to keep them, call these guys. They do mostly repair and have been around car audio as well as home for over 25 years. Good Luck

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

I would just ship them back, get a refund and look for something different.

Repairing a surround on a subwoofer isn't that bad. Repairing a surround on a mid can have an effect on the midrange performance.

 

[jryanbrown 10+ year member]

thaks for the replies. i was thinking the same thing on it adversely affecting the performance. im still waiting to hear from the guy, we'll see what happens......