I bought a Boom on eBay the other day for a very low price, but that poor thing was in a really bad shape. I've decided to do as @Bimmerstyle and worked to restore it. I have to say that result is beyond what I hoped. With careful polish, the glossy aspect is back. As a bonus it seems that is was bearly used so the display and speakers are perfect. One extra tip I used for two of my Booms: if the speaker grids are damaged (bumps or scratches), just remove the bumps gently with a hammer on the back side and spray some glossy black paint, it will look brand new
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Thread: Another Boom restoration
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2018-09-12, 21:09 #1
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Another Boom restoration
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2018-09-13, 03:08 #2
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I guess it wasn't used much because it was usually too noisy in the sawmill!
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2018-09-13, 11:59 #3
Very nice job.
If it were mine, I'd enlarge the circular openings in the bezel that sits in front of the woofers. I'm not certain we ever established the reason for all the woofer failures. Could be because Logitech was buying $3 Chinese woofers, but I think that design is one of the dumber things I've seen, and that the surrounds may come in contact with that bezel, which tears them.
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2018-09-13, 13:58 #4
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Another Boom restoration
Do you think that's the underlying cause of woofer failures?
Regards,
David
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> Very nice job.
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> If it were mine, I'd enlarge the circular openings in the bezel that
> sits in front of the woofers. I'm not certain we ever established the
> reason for all the woofer failures. Could be because Logitech was buying
> $3 Chinese woofers, but I think that design is one of the dumber things
> I've seen, and that the surrounds may come in contact with that bezel,
> which tears them.
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2018-09-13, 16:46 #5
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One opinion here https://www.speakerrepairshop.nl/ind...n#.W5r17M5KhaQ
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2018-09-13, 16:53 #6
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2018-09-13, 17:06 #7
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2018-09-13, 20:38 #8
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> I don't see anything there about the Boom. Those surrounds didn't wear
> out. Many of them failed in less than a year of moderate use.
I doubt this. Because if that had happened, then we would have had to
exchange many of them. And AFAIK this problem has not been "officially"
recognized, simply because it happened after SB was dead as a product line.
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2018-09-13, 20:47 #9
Ok, maybe an exaggeration. I know a lot of them didn't last much longer than that.
And AFAIK this problem has not been "officially" recognized, simply because it happened after SB was dead as a product line.
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2018-09-14, 22:56 #10
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I would suspect heat would be the cause more, if they're left in the sun. But who knows?
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