| When it comes to great audio sound, there is no part | | | | while others by four. There should never come a time |
| of a home theater that is more overlooked that the | | | | when you remove a speaker and there is only one |
| speaker cabinet. It is the very last link in the sound | | | | wire. If this you see this is the case then you may be |
| chain and controls the final way you hear everything. | | | | lucky and the speaker is just disconnected and not |
| The speaker cabinet reproduces the tone as sound | | | | blown out. |
| waves in the air which creates the subtle differences | | | | - Now take those wires hanging out the back and pull |
| in sound. What happens when you have a blown | | | | them out of the speaker tabs using the plastic |
| speaker in one of your cabinets? Do you fix it or just | | | | connectors. Never pull on the wire itself. You'll end up |
| buy a new one? | | | | damaging it. Those tabs should be color coded to help |
| Usually the answer to this question is a wholehearted | | | | you distinguish between the positive (red) and the |
| yes, simply for the reason that those cabinets were | | | | negative (black) wires. If they aren't, then simply label |
| built with your speakers in mind. That is what they | | | | them with a marker before you remove them. Be |
| designed for. Think about the amount of math and | | | | careful not to let the wires fall back inside the cabinet |
| engineering that was involved in building the cabinets | | | | once they are removed by taping them to the sides. |
| with a certain amount of air space in mind. These | | | | - Double check that the removed speaker is in fact |
| cabinets were tuned specifically for those old | | | | blown and dead by determining the resistance |
| speakers. Installing other speakers in there will not | | | | between the two positive and negative connection |
| sound the same as your old speakers. | | | | tabs. If you get a read out on the meter of less than |
| Here is a simple step by step process how you can | | | | an ohm or more than twice the impedance rating, you |
| remove the bad speaker from the cabinet and repair it. | | | | have yourself a bad speaker. If you get a reading |
| - Take the speaker cabinet you'll be working on and | | | | between the two good zones, then there shouldn't be |
| set it on its back to remove the speaker grille. Some | | | | anything wrong with the speaker. One other way is to |
| grilles are different than others. Some simply pop into | | | | lightly press on the center of the speaker cone. The |
| place, while others are secured in with screws visible | | | | speaker is blown if it makes a scratchy sound or does |
| from the side or front of the cabinet. | | | | not spring back to its original shape. |
| - Now that you have the grill removed, you'll next | | | | - Now that you have your new speaker ready to go, |
| unscrew the first screw from the bad speaker, and | | | | you'll need to reconnect the wires by pushing the |
| then the screw opposite the first one. All of the | | | | connectors onto the matching tab. Set the speaker |
| screws need to be removed in an opposite pairs | | | | into the mounting hole and replace the screws in that |
| order. | | | | same opposing pair fashion as used earlier. |
| - Now, carefully list the speaker out of the cabinet. It | | | | - Lastly, you are going to tighten all those screws, |
| will still be connected by wires to the other speakers | | | | replace the grille and return the speaker cabinet back |
| and the head unit. Some are attached by two wires | | | | to its upright position. |