speaker surround material torn

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<benn4321@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1123482424.274287.150290@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi all,
>
> My speaker's surround material (the foam that connects the cone to the
> frame) was torn, so I tore the whole thing away. What effect would this
> have to the sound (I couldn't notice any)? Is it possible to replace by
> DIY?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Benn
>

Continuing to play the speaker will ruin it. The voice coil will scrape the
magnet plug and gap, and eventually seize up or short out.
There are people out there who can re-foam them, and foam ring kits are
available, but it's not really a DIY job, unless you want to risk botching
the job for the sake of learning.

I'm surprise you haven't noticed the sound distorting or breaking up.

Mark Z.