The 8-inch driver in one of my Yamaha HS80M monitors has a large rip in its cone. The rip starts near a voice coil and extends to the rolled edge of the cone. I don't know how this happened. I just walked into my studio last week and noticed it.
A new 8-inch driver will cost $150 -- almost half what the entire monitor cost. The dealer recommends that I also replace the 8-inch driver in the other monitor to retain a matched pair.
Is this necessary? Or can I replace just the ripped speaker?
Or is there a way to patch the rip?
Or should I just do nothing? The monitor sounds fine.
Finally, any idea what can cause a sudden tear? Nothing hit the speaker. All I can think of is temperature fluctuation. I lost power for three days after a severe storm two months ago. The indoor temp fell to 30 degrees F. I was not home at the time (I evacuated during the storm), but the battery-powered digital thermometer in the room recorded the low temp during the outage.
Thanks for any info or advice.
A new 8-inch driver will cost $150 -- almost half what the entire monitor cost. The dealer recommends that I also replace the 8-inch driver in the other monitor to retain a matched pair.
Is this necessary? Or can I replace just the ripped speaker?
Or is there a way to patch the rip?
Or should I just do nothing? The monitor sounds fine.
Finally, any idea what can cause a sudden tear? Nothing hit the speaker. All I can think of is temperature fluctuation. I lost power for three days after a severe storm two months ago. The indoor temp fell to 30 degrees F. I was not home at the time (I evacuated during the storm), but the battery-powered digital thermometer in the room recorded the low temp during the outage.
Thanks for any info or advice.