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Bad speaker in my Ampeg 8x10... now what?

K2000

K2000

Nov 16, 2005
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Brooklyn
#1
I've got one speaker that sounds slightly buzzy at high volumes, on the lower notes.

Replace? Recone? What do you recommend? (Do you have any sources for repair/replacement?)

How quickly do I need to address this (immediately//soon//you can live with it if it doesn't bother you, etc)

As you can see, the cab already has replacement speakers (I bought it this way, about a year ago). The original speakers are black, and the new ones have blue cones (anyone know what brand they might be, offhand?) The bad one is an older speaker, probably 30 years old I guess.

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#2
Replacement looks like Eminence, BP102 maybe? The sound company where I do some work on the side just replaced all the drivers in their 810 with BP102s, and that cabinet roars.

-Mark

K2000 said:
I've got one speaker that sounds slightly buzzy at high volumes, on the lower notes.

Replace? Recone? What do you recommend? (Do you have any sources for repair/replacement?)

How quickly do I need to address this (immediately//soon//you can live with it if it doesn't bother you, etc)

As you can see, the cab already has replacement speakers (I bought it this way, about a year ago). The original speakers are black, and the new ones have blue cones (anyone know what brand they might be, offhand?) The bad one is an older speaker, probably 30 years old I guess.

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#4
I replaced the speaker tonight with an Eminence (Electro Harmonix label). On the bad speaker, it looks like the paper "dome" in the center is starting to pull away from the cone. Is that fixable (and can I do it?) The bad speaker definitely had that "torn paper" sound.

I think I will post a pic of the speaker this weekend, in case somebody can help me date it... except for the dusty paper cone, the driver doesn't look all that old (but then it was sealed inside the cab...)
 
#5
the replacement isnt a bp102, i use bp102s in my cabs and theyre black not blue. i bought an ampeg cab a few years ago that also had a blue replacement in it, it was 4 ohms and didnt have a brand name. you might want to check out the rating unless you know its 32 ohm.
 
#6
K2000 said:
I replaced the speaker tonight with an Eminence (Electro Harmonix label). On the bad speaker, it looks like the paper "dome" in the center is starting to pull away from the cone. Is that fixable (and can I do it?) The bad speaker definitely had that "torn paper" sound.

I think I will post a pic of the speaker this weekend, in case somebody can help me date it... except for the dusty paper cone, the driver doesn't look all that old (but then it was sealed inside the cab...)
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theres your problem..the dust cover ..the paper dome needs regluing down..thats whats causing the buzz..no need for a recone..just use some pva glue.
 
#8
Chris Breese said:
It looks like you have two choices:

a 100 watt 32 ohm Eminence- for $59.99
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or
a 50 watt 32 ohm Jenson MOD- for $33
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The 100 watt Eminence would probably be a better match, wouldn't it?
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That's what I've got... Last night, I put in an Eminence-manufactured 32 ohm replacement, which has Electro Harmonix-brand stickers on it. Now the cabinet sounds great again.
:bassist:

Thanks to eggwheat for the glue recommendation. :) I guess I'll have a spare now, if I can glue it up right...
 
#9
By the way... I asked the guy at the store if replacing a speaker was hard and he said no, but the speakers for my cab have 4 leads (so don't mix 'em up).

But the speaker I pulled only had two leads attached... is that because the speaker was probably "last in line"?
 

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