[Bob F]

I am planning on replaceing the foam surrounds on the woofer of 3 speaker pairs.
One pair, SpeakerLab 7's has both a 10" and a 12" woofer. It appears that the
woofer of the 10" unit has the surround inverted - the foam "bulge" goes inward,
rather than the more common outward bulge. Would this require a special foam
surround, or do I just invert a regular one. Or does it matter? The required
surround in both cases is for a "flat" connection to the speaker cone.

[Scott Dorsey]

Bob F wrote:
I am planning on replaceing the foam surrounds on the woofer of 3 speaker pairs.
One pair, SpeakerLab 7's has both a 10" and a 12" woofer. It appears that the
woofer of the 10" unit has the surround inverted - the foam "bulge" goes inward,
rather than the more common outward bulge. Would this require a special foam
surround, or do I just invert a regular one. Or does it matter? The required
surround in both cases is for a "flat" connection to the speaker cone.

Okay... ALL speakers require special surrounds. All of the good surround
kits are specifically designed for a single speaker.

The generic kits that guys like Parts Express sell are not exact replacements,
and you might be able to make them work by reversing them or you might be able
to patch together something acceptable. But if you can get the kit that is
sold for that specific driver you will be much better off.
--scott

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