woofer or subwoofer?

[Dobbster]

I have an old pair of speakers with 15" woofers. The surrounds are all rotted off and I haven't used these for 8+ years. I can purchase some 15" SUBwoofers for a resonable price. Can I just replace the woofers with subwoofers?

[Paul H]

The surrounds can be replaced. Just click on the Parts Express link at the bottom of this page and do a search for "foam surround".

Paul

[David Meek]

Hi Rob, welcome to The Guide. :welcome:

Definitely look into replacing the surrounds. If the rest of the speaker is in good condition, this'll be your most cost-effective option. Also, just replacing the surrounds will keep your speakers sounding like you are used to, while replacing the drivers - unless you match them VERY closely to the old ones - will cause the output sound to change. Possibly dramatically, possibly negatively.

Here's a link to Parts Express' surround kits. They have kits dedicated to specific brands/models and I also saw a generic 15" repair kit.

Good luck.