The White Elephant

[aubuti]

Best portable player money could buy :-)

it is, ...at least until the woofers self-destruct

[audiomuze]

it is, ...at least until the woofers self-destruct

Aware of that and not concerned, they're easily replaced if it comes to that.

[aubuti]

Really? Please do tell your source, because no one else seems to have been able to find replacement woofers for the Boom. Unless you mean replacing them with external self-powered speakers.

[audiomuze]

Really? Please do tell your source, because no one else seems to have been able to find replacement woofers for the Boom. Unless you mean replacing them with external self-powered speakers.

I've numerous friends in the high-end of DIY speaker builds with extensive knowledge of drivers out there. I'm assuming they could readily find suitable replacements.

[toby10]

I've numerous friends in the high-end of DIY speaker builds with extensive knowledge of drivers out there. I'm assuming they could readily find suitable replacements.

Being dead serious, could you have them look into this now? Post results here and at http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82497

Several forum members would be truly grateful if you/they could find suitable replacement woofers, now and in the future as (I presume) more Booms will require such replacements.

Boom white paper including complete dismantling instructions:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/uploads/...dio_Design.pdf

[audiomuze]

I'll ask them to take a look at it.

[toby10]

I'll ask them to take a look at it.

Really, thanks.
My Boom has no such issues but now that I have seen others pics of woofer degradation in their Boom I'd love to have a potential source ready in case it happens to mine.

[MeSue]

Really, thanks.
My Boom has no such issues but now that I have seen others pics of woofer degradation in their Boom I'd love to have a potential source ready in case it happens to mine.

I wonder if climate has anything to do with that issue? I checked both my Booms recently and they were fine. I used to use one of them outside at higher volumes so I would not have been surprised if there was tearing.

[toby10]

I wonder if climate has anything to do with that issue? I checked both my Booms recently and they were fine. I used to use one of them outside at higher volumes so I would not have been surprised if there was tearing.

Yeah, hard to say, even a minor glitch in production where the speakers were installed slightly forward in some cases? Or grilles installed too close to speakers?

My Boom location is a virtual testing lab for such devices. In my garage streaming 24/7 almost all year (unplugged maybe 6 weeks per year for vacations, longer biz trips, etc..).
I'm in NE Ohio so it sees humid summers and very cold winters (down to about zero F), again streaming 24/7.
A few things that may help in my situation:
- usually lower volumes as background music, though I do crank it now & then
- it is connected to a sub (likely less woofer strain)
- running 24/7 it probably maintains a more consistent internal temperature range than turning it on and off regularly

[eXpupil]

Has anyone tried the HiVi M3N as a replacement for the Squeezebox Boom woofer?

This is available from madisoundspeakerstore.com, and details of size and mountings can be found on the swanspeaker.com site.

I have never taken mine apart so have no feel for the actual size of the orginal.

Chris.