Fig. 1: Parts are laid out for the start of the big repair. I had an inquiry from our VP of programming concerning his office speakers. Were they blown? The JBL 4408s were his favorites; was there ...

Q. I enjoyed your recent column on vintage audio equipment. I have a pair of ESS AMT 1C speakers with Heil Air Motion Transformer drivers. I have owned them since the 1970s and totally enjoy them. How ...

Q. A friend recently gave me a pair of ADS CN-6 bookshelf speakers, both of which have audible faults caused by rats. One tweeter makes an improper bird-tweet sound on high notes, and one woofer has ...

A friend who knew I was looking for new speakers picked up a pair of Infinity RS-1001s knowing nothing about them just in case they were good (doesn't know much about speakers). Anyway, I connected ...

I have an issue with the surrounds of my midrange. One in particular (pictured) has a small left/right tear at the noon position. Suffice it to say, at the 'right' frequency, it sounds bad. What I am ...

Which speakers are they as parts can be hard to find. I ended up picking up some replacements in the UK via ebay on a trip a couple of years ago. Personally I've got a bunch of JPW Mini-monitors I got ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth is a writer dedicated to audio gear. He ...

Smartphone Speakers Repair Tips: Whenever you buy a new phone, the experience of listening to music on it is amazing. But after a while, its speakers start to make you cry. That is, the sound becomes ...

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