Speaker Buying Tips - The Dreaded FOAM ROT

[taoybb]

Just replace surround... Easy to do and cheap. Sound not change too much if you do it right.

[punishedexistence]

I have a Soundtech speaker that our band has used for 13 years all together, and being dropped so many time dislodged the magnet just enough that the voice coil rubs and gives everything an actually cool fuzzy distortion. When it goes I'm getting an EV. I like your videos man, you have an affection to the sounds side of things and that's cool, our band used to be a part time DJ service at one time and it was pretty fun while it lasted. Rock on man.

[MrComputerfan]

LOL! 2:10

[misterwhelen4004]

my speaker surround is made of fabric so i wont have to worry......

[applefanXXX]

I know you fucking hate this question but what's the song name... Yeah I know you want to rip my eyes out now but Please PLEASE PPPLLLLLZZZZZ Can i have the song name

[videojoa]

Song is

Will Bailey - Hustlin And Scratchin

[andytheduck123]

@videojoa Will Bailey - Hustlin And Scratchin (Gigi Barocco Remix) you mean :D

[videojoa]

@andytheduck123 yeeeah :p

[grizzlyrider2]

those are nice for realistic speakers

[DarkMan352]

whats the song?

[monarch1957]

I bought some used speakers that had foam rot and took them beck to the second hand store and told them to keep them.

[VolpeInCalze]

Where's the competition bass XD. Coulda got that off in one shot! lol

[MrTheFanMan111]

@pat20105 Ikr

[ralphison]

nice songs

[K2ACP]

What's that song?

[arsenal553]

HAY BE CAREFUL THAT'S VINTAGE FOAM.

[pepsi1981]

I got the 15 inch version of those

[kjsgamer17]

@poopooGarret

That sucks

[jerevanski]

hey, do u know a good woofer, subwoofer, speaker ( i like much bass) for a cheap price? let me know something..

[ashleycox432]

if a speaker goes bad, can it damage the amp? any things to look out for in old speakers that aren't showing any signs of going bad?

[EastAngliaUK]

They seem really decent might be worth re forming I think.

[wildbilltexas]

LOL Are you going to repair or replace the speakers... or bust them apart?

[poopooGarret]

@wildbilltexas Lol, replace... I have a buyer already :P

[kjsgamer17]

You should do something special for your 500th video :-)

[poopooGarret]

@kjsgamer17 Doubt it, Ive had 500 videos before screwtube took most of them off for fire use

[coondogtheman1234]

I never liked foam surround speakers b/c of this issue b/c I had a set of car stereo speakers and the same thing happened to them. I have a couple of mini capsule ipod speakers they are mono and one has a radio built-in. One of them has a foam surround on the speaker and the one with the radio has a cloth surround and it sounds loads better.

[RODALCO2007]

Great informative video. Thanks for posting

[daewooparts]

spill your guts speaker ! @2:10 :0~~ ~~`,

[sparkybluefox]

The song.... what's the name of the song?

SBF

[raymondleeleggs]

my sony ss440 speakers have cloth surrounds on the woofer and radator. they will never rot!

[metakight4]

name of the song please?

[CharlietoKind]

where's your dslr?

[poopooGarret]

@CharlietoKind I store it in my bum

[CenTexVideo]

These woofers are sick. They are blowing chunks. :-)

[Veence1987]

I'm lucky with that, I got a pair of vintage WHD speakers with no sign of foam rot at all. They are like 30 years old and they sound absolutely awesome.

[tinderinc]

why would you buy these or even look at them if there going to break...

[EpicTardNugget]

i hate foam rot, so many good speakers get wasted just coz they use shitty foam, i like the rubber surrounds you get on some old speakers.

[WinXPwhiz]

ouch

[zslion15]

you should do a refoaming guide or video

[teflondon91]

You must be in high school

[nosek122487]

@teflondon91 you must go sleep and learn polish

[moron6123]

@teflondon91 He's 20 years old...

[nosek122487]

5:43 this is not good for speaker dumbass. this way, you will blast him (it) listening to the music s. my english is not good.

[poopooGarret]

@nosek122487 thease speakers are getting thrown out, i would not even plug in speakers with a rotted foam...  realistic is not high end enough for my ears

[poopooGarret]

@nosek122487 thease speakers are getting thrown out, i would not even plug in speakers with a rotted foam... realistic is not high end enough for my ears

[poopooGarret]

@nosek122487 thease speakers are getting thrown out, i would not even plug in speakers with a rotted foam... realistic is not high end enough for my ears

[poopooGarret]

@nosek122487 These speakers are getting new woofers and sold off cheap on the local classifieds to get rid of them, I would never even plug in a speaker with such a defect that I planned on keeping around, Realistic is not high-end enough for my ears lol

[daewooparts]

@poopooGarret was waiting for those to puke up there voice coils like that set you did years ago

[speakerman705]

@Phenom69ll Keap them away from moisture. If your going to store them in a place whith a lot of mousture put them in a bag you can seal

[Phenom69ll]

how can i avoid the foam rot?

[theultimatedestroy80]

@Phenom69ll u cant actualy...

[shinyfuzzy]

what does the foam do?

[theultimatedestroy80]

@shinyfuzzy keeps the speaker in one part.... without the foam the voice coil will get fucked...

[tangofizz77]

We have some VERY vintage Pioneer speakers, there beautiful. Big bass driver, tweeter, mid range etc, topped off with a polished wooden case. Sadly, they rotted like this, but all the drivers were effected by 100%. They worked, but the cones would get stuck, and it would sound like crap. We are renovating them soon :)

[imfree707]

Great video & inspection technique! Remember, refoam kits are available and people like Speakerfreak95 are very able to replace rotten surrounds!

[TehMG]

Had this happen to my parent's Akai speakers which they had since the early 1980's. We were watching The Matrix and suddenly the bass started to sound like crap. Half the foam had torn away.

At the time (this was about 10 years ago) I didn't know refoam kits existed, so we replaced the woofers with a couple of 10" Pioneer woofers we bought for $20ea from a local electronics shop.

[grassulo]

@poopooGarret I'd still refoam them, if their aligning that well with no surrounds at all it should be a simple as hell refoam job. I remember when rat shack used to sell those things too, they weren't bad, not fantastic but by no means crap. Refoam, hook to an amp with a turntable, get a nice vinyl copy of Rush 2112, place needle on outside of spinning record and turn up volume, enough said. ;)

[VlogginLife]

is the foam just there to cover whatever is behind it. Looks like there is a metal supressor or something behind it to help guide the speaker out or something.

[poopooGarret]

@VlogginLife lol the foam/rubber/cloth/whatever around the edge keeps the coil centred and safe from rubbing the coil on the magnet, without it the woofer cones flop and dont reproduce sound correctly, often without it the woofers lock up

the metal is just the basket (or frame)

[VlogginLife]

@poopooGarret yeah I saw that after I posted this comment when you grabbed the cone and folded it back a bit.

[TeamHeavyHitters13]

@poopooGarret you are forgetting the spiders...they do more for keeping the coil centered than keeping the cone steady though

[mixinginthebox]

Nice.

[sk7ca]

i really like the color on the cones!

[pat20105]

whats the song?

[andytheduck123]

@pat20105 Will Bailey - Hustlin And Scratchin (Gigi Barocco Remix) :)

[jrigvd]

@pat20105 Sunrider - the Bomb(These sounds fall into my mind)

/watch?v=qg3ptIjz2tU

[pat20105]

@jrigvd the song is called: Will Bailey - Hustlin And Scratchin (Gigi Barocco Remix)

[BullySEMyths]

@pat20105 that song sucks, why do you want to know it's name?

[pat20105]

@BullySEMyths its awesome. Oh and alo i know its name.

[BullySEMyths]

@pat20105 what's its name, btw? actually i kinda like it

[pat20105]

@BullySEMyths Its Will Bailey - Hustlin And Scratchin (Gigi Barocco Remix)

[pat20105]

nice music man.

[giammyzanna]

What if you go to a seller's house and play some music on his speakers and the foam comes off?

[tremer88]

i have some 1995 techniques 3 way floor speakers, these things have the 12" in them and they are really well built, great response, they sound so loud and the speaker barely moves

[Xeriov]

SOPA Sucks.

[TheComputerNerd0101]

My mom just got rid of her system from '86, the speakers were definitely a bad case of foam rot. Some guy took it, and fter a day, he managed to blow away all the foam. He changed to some others, using the same amp. Do you think it's worth it to refoam those speakers? It was a pair of great JBL L80T GI's...

[poopooGarret]

@TheComputerNerd0101 most jbl is worth fixing, some is cheap but they can fetch great resale value thease days, even un repaired

[jukpulfer]

No plug into the wall [:<}

[SpeakerFreak95]

will you refoam them?

[poopooGarret]

@SpeakerFreak95 Nope! replacement woofers and they hit the classified ads to get them out of my way, they had no sign of foam rot before i stored them

[raymondleeleggs]

I like how old speakers looked like they made music, most new speakers look more like theyre there to look at instead of playing for music.

My sony SS440 speakers have cloth surrounds on the woofer and passive radiator so I didn't have to worry about foam rottage.

[olds442hurst]

those are sweet ide buy them with the rot and just refoam them myself.

[DragonUltraMaster]

YUSH!! Good day.. new subscriber videos!! <3

Saved mah day from totally freak out.. no wait, WTF am I saying? Where's my shampoo D:<

[goncaloleiro]

whats the nameeeee of the song

[TutorialsGameplays5]

NICE BUT seriously

[YATVZ]

xD stupid Vintage

[JWC59382]

What a piece of shit HAHA.