Somewhere on teh intarwebs Woody wrote:
[snip]
Whatever you do (a) get speakers that have rubber driver
surrounds - as against foam which rots -
[snip]

I couldn't agree more. However, I do have a couple drivers that have foam
surrounds. Can you give me any hints on how to increase their longevity? Is
there anything that can be done to make them last longer, other than the
obvious one of keeping them out of sunlight.

Any input greatly appreciated. I tried replacing the surrounds on a pair of
5" woofers once and it was a disaster that I hope to avoid ever going
through again - although I suspect that it would be easier with larger
drivers. (I have a pair of 8" Vifa woofers with cast alloy baskets but
rotted foam surrounds. Where's the logic there? shrug)

TIA,
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long, way when religious belief has a
cozy little classification in the DSM."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)