10 years later and your video is still helping people. Congrats on a million views.

This is seriously one of the best "how to" videos ever made.

I can hear his passion and love for his work. Well done sir

You sir. Deserve an award for such an astonishing lesson and clear presentation

I can't believe that I waited this long to fix my speakers. They have been bad for years and I often thought that I would love to have them thumping again but was scared to death to do it myself. This was such a great video and a great product. Thank you so much for this! To me, there is nothing like the sound of a Cerwin Vega!

Just saved a pair of D2's a church was tossing. I didn't realize there was a whole market for these things! I'm restoring them myself as a project to use in my living room!

These instructions are clear and strong in every regard. Thanks for taking the time to produce this. I regret having purchased my "kit" elsewhere. A heads up for amateurs such as myself - the glue on the cones on my set were a bit more trouble to remove than in the video. I'm not sure what I should have done differently but the alcohol proved insufficient. Perhaps it was the concentration of 70% rather than 90%. Also the foam overlapping the screw holes can get caught up in the threads and pull/twist the foam.

This was so simple -- I was hesitant, however after watching your tutorial video, my confidence shot through the roof! I did my first refoaming and it literally went just as easy as your video!!! Thank you very much!!!

I purchased your kit to repair my smaller Boston acoustics 350's. you guys are tremendous. I got an answer almost immediately on a Sunday afternoon during my repair. I cannot speak enough about how good of a business model your company is. Great, knowledgeable people.

Commenting tonight on March 1, 2024, this video was an invaluable guiding resource while performing my first re-foam. I've long had a pair of Cerwin Vega AT-10's that are still working fine. I recently inherited a free pair of D-3 speakers with deteriorated foam surrounds. I just finished the job and they came out really well. I'm now confident I can repair my AT-10's should the need arise. Solid A-Z instructional. 👍

I was sick when I thought my Cerwin vega 15" speakers died after years of faithful service! It's the only stereo I've seen that I can play loud enough to mix with our drum set! I was even more sick when I saw the replacement costs of these speakers. Thanks to you, I am now overjoyed! I saveD my great system (with your great product and instructions) for the cost of a couple CDs!!! THANK YOU!!!

Thanks so much! Just replaced the foam on my first pair of Cerwin Vega’s. I’ve never heard a pair, just waiting for the glue to dry on the surround trim gasket. Thanks for selling the kits and sharing this video, I feel like I really nailed the refoam, it’s not a hard task, but it was very rewarding.

This is one of the best instructional videos I have ever seen.

When I needed to refoam my JBL L112 bought the kit from simply speakers and watched this video. Seven years later I need to refoam my Advent 5002’s here I am again just watched the video. This is by far the best video in refoaming speakers! Thank you again for this wonderful tutorial!

Wow. Only took me 8 years to see this. Haha. I have a pair of infinity sm82 bookshelf speakers that I refused to get rid of because the sound of those speakers are my soul with any amp. But the foam was trashed, brittle and mostly gone. I noticed on eBay you have the exact foam replacements for them at an incredible price... Along with this expert video presentation, I am confident I can refoam my favorite speakers ever. Thank you so much for your professionalism and attention to detail. 100%

I refoamed the 12" bass speakers in my Cerwin Vega DX-7s. I was nervous that I'd ruin it by having it rub after I attached the speaker to the frame, but it's easier than you fear. All set! GREAT video, good pace, reassuring all the way through.

I (almost) never make recommendations...but I have to hand it to Simply Speakers. I revived a pair of Boston Acoustics HD8s that are probably 30+ years old using one of the kits. I have to admit that there was a little bit of a learning curve on the first one, but the second one went smoothly. It took a while to get the old glue from the old surround out - I used a lot of alcohol (rubbing, not drinking!) and eventually it was clean enough to put in the new surround. The results - truly, these speakers sound like new. Thank you for making a quality product and standing behind it with these great videos. I'm impressed.

Excellent video! Even for old timers, the thought of refoaming can be a little intimidating, but your training video is very thorough and I'm pretty sure anyone can replicate this process, which is both practical and effective. I really appreciate the effort touching on possible missteps and sharing the techniques you've learned over the decades to mitigate the possibility of a botched job. Now... I just need to get my butt in gear and get started on my Sound Dynamics 12S foam surround replacement! Thanks again. 🎉

Ordered a foam kit for my Cerwin Vega AT-8's, followed the video here, and couldn't be happier. I'd forgotten how good those little speakers I bought back in college in the early 90's sounded.

Just moved and noticed the foam was shot on my vintage CV's. This helps tremendously! Straight forward and quite simple, really.

I been wanting to tackle these woofers for years, but after watching this video...It's gonna happen after 15 years....Cheerz!!!

Absolutely love this service for all my old stuff. AND ANOTHER FLORIDA BUSINESS!!! Keep it up guys. They don't make speakers like they used to... Cheers to all of you.

I was super skeptical about centering the voice coil by hand without shims or test tones, but I found the "sweet spot" exactly like you described! I kept pressing the center at the sweet spot as I glued the outer foam edge and my speakers turned out great!

I'm getting ready to order this kit to save my old Cerwin Vega speakers. When I found the damage to the foam on my speakers, my heart broke. (They've been my babies for almost 25 years). Finding this product gave me hope, watching this video has me excited to bring my sound machines back to life.

Never worked on a speaker in my life. Purchased this kit for my 12” cerwin vega’s and put new foam on with ease. Great vid! Great company! Great product! Thank you

Bought a kit for my 6.5" Infinity bookshelf speakers and followed the instructions in this video and successfully replaced the foam surrounds and they sound great. Thanks for everything!

Just finished my 10" vegas. Like having brand new speakers! Thank you for sharing the repair video. Best $30 spent this year...

I re-foamed my Cerwin Vega AT-15's using this kit. To clean the cone, I found it worked much better to lightly scrape the old orange foam off cone without the alcohol. Then I used the alcohol to remove the remaining black foam. Great kit, great instructional video and great customer service!!! Highly recommend this kit

Ordered the kit online, watched alone with the video, & could not have gone any smoother. Thank you so much.

Excellent tutorial!! My 26 year old At-12's are back to life. They never died, just looked like they did. Here i thought they still sounded good, but after this fix I realized what I've been missing. They sound brand new again

I just replaced the surrounds on a pair of Marantz 15" speakers. One was a piece of cake, but I had problems getting the other centered on the "sweet spot". No matter what I did, I kept getting scraping on one side or another. I ended up peeling it back off of the frame and cleaning it up (naphtha works very well). On the next try, I installed it dry (it was a little bit tacky after being cleaned-up) and carefully centered it on the sweet spot, which left it visibly out of center on the frame. I then put a single drop of adhesive at the spot where it was puled over the farthest, then again 90 degrees to each side, and finally one directly across from the first. After letting it set-up a few minutes, and confirming I was still centered, I peeled back the surround between each of the glue spots and glued it down. It worked like a charm.

Repaired my left cerwin vega RE series speaker using this video a few years ago. Now I have to do the right side. I bought 2 of the foam pieces at the time so i just have to do the work. Great instructional video.

Excellent tutorial! I just ordered a kit for my Cerwin Vega AT-12's and looking forward to my 1st reforming thanks to your video!!!

Just was given a set of Corwin Vega speakers, and the foam is exactly as dry and falling off as your demo speaker. After watching this excellent video, I am ready to order replacement foam and tackle the project! Thank you so much for such an articulate, detailed, and enthusiastic presentation!

Just repaired the gaskets on an old set of Allison Two 8" speakers with your kit. Super easy in conjunction with this video! The kit was complete and worked like a champ! Happy SS customer, TY!

FINALLY someone on the internet selling something that JUST LIKE IT SAYS IT IS! Thank you for the surround kit and the video.. was a snap..

I used this guide and the kit from your website to replace damaged old foam on a pair of '94 CV VS-100 woofers. Using the method here, I had absolutely no problems removing the old foam and installing the new foam and the voice coil is dead center without shimming--there is no rubbing at all. I also reused both gaskets no problem. This is my first time doing any speaker repair, so I was very hesitant to do this work myself. Even with your explanation I thought that the voice coil couldn't possibly be centered considering that pretty much everybody else says that removing the dust cap and shimming the voice coil is necessary. However, they were all wrong and you were right! Now my VS-100's look and sound excellent! I just wanted to comment here to thank you for the guide and also to convince anybody else looking to try this method that it does work. It took me about 4 hours start to finish with all the drying time as well. I used rubbing alcohol but did not put any on the cone itself, i just used an x-acto knife and my fingernail to remove the foam from the edge of the cone and used rubbing alcohol, a knife, and my fingernail to remove the foam from the edge of the speaker frame. The gasket just lifted straight off with a bit of even pressure. Thank you Simply Speakers! And I strongly encourage anybody who just need to replace foam to use this method, it's very easy if you take your time to be neat and follow the directions above.

Thank you! My CV’s will live and rock another 40 years!

I just finished repair on a pair of Energy ESM2 speakers that were in the basement for over 20 years using your excellent video guide. I did need to replace the 8 inch gaskets which were not salvageable. The speakers sound like new, which I had purchased over 30 years ago,. Thanks again.

Best "How To" video for restoring Speakers. I just bought some Cerwin Vega Model 26's from the early 70's. Hopefully the drivers are original. The edge of the speaker cone is flat. Funny, I bought at an Estate Sale and was carrying them to the car and someone offered me $300 for the pair on the spot. I probably should have sold them. Anyway, I ordered the foam kit from Simple Speakers. Waiting for the kit to arrive.

I just finished refoaming my Cerwin Vega woofer and am sitting here luxuriating in the clear and full sound of my old speakers which are now new speakers because of your excellent teaching video! Thank you SO much! What an incredibly satisfying experience!

Used your kit years ago to refoam large Advents I use every day and today used your kit for JBL 4408 monitors. Excellent product and instruction. Thanks!

Done a couple of these now, and even talked a friend through how to do it. The kit and the video instructions make it a snap to do! Thanks for helping me restore my old E-15s! You guys are great!

I'm glad you cleared up the issue of not having to take the dust cover off and use shims to align the cone!

I have Cerwin Vega MX-400's and I actually was trying to find 15" replacement subs for my cabinets.... With no success I ordered the refoaming kit and was a little hesitant after reading the instructions but this video was a big help and after watching it I began the process and the video was very helpful and took the guess work out of it.... Thanks!

I pulled out my 30 year old Sony speakers to connect them to brand new wiring in a new room with built-in surround wiring. Unfortunately, the two mains were starting to rattle because of the foam surrounds. I did a web search with those speaker model numbers expecting to buy entirely new speakers to put in the cabinets. But info for simply speakers came up - and a kit specifically fitting my speakers. I said heck, why not - $10 per speaker!? It took a few hours over a couple of days to scrape, glue, reattach it all - but they look brand new and sound brand new. Totally amazed and told all my "friends" on facebook about it. Very cool product, and mine actually went on easier than the video. My original foam surrounds were connected to the back of the driver cone, so I didn't have to scrape anything off! :)

I purchased the kit for my Advents in 2009. This video gave me the instructions and courage to try this. The speakers sound great. Thanks for your video!

Thank you! You helped me save 30+ year old 10" CV speakers from a pair of D3's I bought new back in the 80's. I even bought the kit from you guys. You made it simple. I appreciate your attention to details.

Great video ! Just finished my 12 inch Cerwin Vega woofer foam replacement and things went well. The foam replacement kit is excellent quality and I would buy it again if ever needed. Thankyou

Hey, thanks for the video. I ordered a set of surrounds for my D5s. The whole thing took me about four hours to do both units. Gotta tell folks that they need a bunch of paper towels when they clean the cones. That's a mess. Also, I needed to clean my knife quite a few times when I was removing the gasket. All in all I'm very happy with the results.

Awesome video! From a auto mechanic and an office building builder, you have my utmost respect to the details and presentation. I will def buy from you with confidence. Have a great day!!

I was looking to buy some Vega speakers saw the prices and dicided to buy them used, looked in KZfaq and found your channel bought the kit you guys sell and watch step by step, thank you for the fast shipping and easy instructions . Thank you.🙏

Just did this repair for some '92 12" CV woofers. Very easy to do following the instructions. Got the speakers from a friend who was cleaning out some 'junk', and now I have a set of great speakers to rock out to.

I think someone at Pioneer used industrial strength glue on mine. Ended with a hairline crack on one of my cones I had to repair with some Elmer's glue and coffee filter strip cut out for the backside. Other than that the 910's look good again.

This video was so helpful. I repaired a pair of Cerwin Vega VS-100's,with the common refoam problem. Sean even took his time out of his busy day to answer a question on the phone (unmistakable voice ) Very pleased! Thank You so much! Matt M. Pitt Pa.

Very good video. My only real critique is that I always cut the surround for the screw holes. It takes almost zero time and minimal risk of accidents. It also makes for an easier installation to not have to push through the surround with the screw.

great vid....watched your tutorial before deciding to attempt this and bought a kit from you to fix my (early 80's) speakers that had been in the closet after they had deteriorated many years ago......great kit and its nice to be able to listen to them again.......THANK YOU!!!!!

In my country, it's like a century old tradition to play (loud, heavy bass) music while gluing the outer edge, that's the way we center the coil and glue it, while allowing it to glue itself without limiting excursion... but I never see this online.

Wish I watched this one first for a pair of D3s I'm in the middle of working on. Much better instructional video than the previous one I watched on a different channel. Thank you!

Ive repaired my 2 Tannoy C-10 with a kit that I bought at Simply Speakers. Ive never repair any speakers before. With that video, it's not so hard to do, it goes very well. Like Watts300 says, patience is the key to success. Now both of them works perfectly. They explain very clearly all we need to know. Thank you a lot. Now Im going to buy a kit for my tannoy C-8.

This video is amazing. I just ordered surrounds for my Sony SS-U542AV speakers that the foam surrounds just fell out of. I'm looking forward to having these speakers live again!

Was about to do a refoam on my early 90's Vega's and was looking for a video. Thankfully I found yours, great job great video.

If you can't explain it simply , you don't understand it well enough.-Albert Einstein It's a refreshing to listen to someone who knows their craft this well. Thank you.

Thank You for this video it is outstanding. i just ordered foam surrounds for my 1960's AR 2 x speakers. Thanks Tom

I just ordered a FSK-12JL-1 repair kit for my fourteen-year-old PDR 12. I'll re-watch this video before I get to work on it. I've never done a speaker repair. Wish me luck!

Okay, so I had a set of 1980s vintage black Optimus speakers that had TOTALLY decayed crumbling rubber foam borders surrounding their speaker cones - this made the speakers essentially sound completely - "blown out" - particularly on low frequency tones. Awful! Well folks... using an EXCELLENT Simply Speakers kit (bought on Amazon), and next viewing the provided outstanding instructional vid above, and I was able to do just about a "pro job" - first time out, restoring my nifty 30 year old speakers to "Like or Better Than New" condition. In fact, I'm listening to them as I write this thing - and I gotta tell yah... they sound absolutely GREAT! The repair is actually quite straight forward, once you watch the video. The proprietary glue supplied is amazing. Again, these guys are like super speaker pros and essentially sharing their tools and methods to achieve positive results. The task was actually rather enjoyable, I just worked slow at my own pace. I waited a day before inserting the loud speakers back in their cabinet, just to be sure. OMG - they came out perfecto! One tip I would add - if your bezels are in four pieces as mine were... I used multiple clothes pins to easily hold them down to the frame while re-gluing. That worked great! Thanks so much to the great folks at Simply Speakers!

The very best re-coning and re-foaming videos.

I love the way he explains it like clock work.i can watch video over and over just to see the process of repair

This was a very informative video, my speakers didn't come out as neat as these but I was able to do the job!

one of the best help videos ever found, this guy is a great Tutor!👏

I just installed mine for my 1988 Onkyo speakers. I hand not used them in several years because of the bad sound they had. Little did I know the foam had dried and turned to dust and the cones were loose.A word of caution. Be sure to put enough glue on the foam or it is impossible to move them much on the cone if you don't. The first one was off center a little but it still sounds fine the second was mush easier. I highly recommend this kit!

Wow! The kit worked perfectly. My AT-12s look like factory new. Thanks for a great product, and informative how-to video. I could not be more pleased with the results.

I done this same repair to my Cerwin Vega's. About 5 years ago. And how refreshing it is when the job is complete. Very detailed video you made. Enjoyed watching.

Just repaired my Cervin Vega 12’s with this kit. It was very easy to complete, and I highly recommend it.

Thank you for the detailed and professional how to vid. I just replaced the foam on my Boston VR500 with replacements I bought from Simply Speakers, and I'm back in business! It was quite simple looking back, but like anything, doing any kind of repair for the first time can cause apprehension. After I first watched your video, I knew I could do it without too much difficulty. Thanks again!

I would like to thank you for this excellent instructional video. I have a pair of CV DX-3 towers that I kept when my Mom went into the nursing home. Of course the surrounds were shot. I was just going to buy some new drivers when I found this. I ordered a kit from your Amazon store front. I wouldn't have tried this without this vid. The first one took a little while, but the second one was a "piece of cake". Thanks!!!

I almost sold my AT10 speakers because the foam was disintegrated. Had no idea the foam was replaceable. Thx for sharing. I love my AT-10’s and cant wait to hear them again after many years. My wife wont be happy about it but thats ok 😂.

Great information. I have successfully replaced foam surrounds on a few speakers using this. Most importantly after prep is proper use of glue, and using the right amount on the inner ring first, allowing it to self centre as you apply slight force upwards making slight adjustments. Thank you sir!!

awesome tutorial. Ordered a kit for my Cerwin Vega 12" speakers, and one 10" for my Infinity home sub. They work perfectly! Thanks Simply Speakers! Seriously, just awesome!

Excellent instructions. Very helpful. You convinced me that I can do it myself

Brilliant video! Great thorough and easy to understand instructions. It is clear that you have a lot of experience. Unfortunately I live in Europe and we do have more limited selection of refoam and recone kits and buying from the US gets expensive, due to shipping and customs. I managed to find a refoam kit for my B&O Beovox MC120.2 locally and refoamed the woofers following your instruction video. The speakers now play like new. I can only positively recommend others to try refoaming their speakers as well. Great way to save money and better for the enviroment, than always throwing out and buying new. Next step for me would be reconing. I've also watched your video on this, so I think it should be possible for me to do. Thank you very much for making these videos!

This was such a big help. I agree, this is one of the best instructional videos I've seen on youtube. Thanks so much. Hope your business is going strong. I really appreciate it.

Worked like a charm, Simply Speakers! They sound new again! Thanks to Tom and the shipping department.

Who thumbs this down? People who want to mess with voice coil shims??? This makes it easy.

Just installed a foam kit on my DBX Soundfied-100 speakers..Your kits also worked great on my bose 901iv , VMPS supertowers as well as my Cerwin Vega's ..Thanks again. David.

I'm so glad that I ran across this site, now I can repair my own Speakers, I have 4 of them to do. 🤘🤘

Watched many instruction videos, this one is the proper and clear. Thank you so much!

One thing I did with my last refoam project was after you feel the foam is attached in a good position is to hook the speaker up to an amplifier and just play music lightly at a very low volume to check for voice coil rubbing sounds.

Cant thank you enough for this genius idea. My order just came in a couple of hours ago and I'm finished repairing my JL Audio 12's . Video was dead on step by step and this product made it very easy to repair...thanks a bunch

making the holes in the new foam (for the screws) with a soldering iron is a nice way to finish the job...

Thank you for the awesome tutorial. I fixed two late 80s era Pyle 12” woofers and they sound better than I remember.

You laid that glue flawlessly.

awesome product! my cerwin vega 15" HEDs never looked or sounded better. video was a great help. very clear concise tutorial. Thanks!

Getting ready to pick up some AT-15's tomorrow for cheap with the refoam kit included..This vid is tremendously helpful.TYVM 🍺

I just sent in a couple of woofers for re-coning. Complete confidence in what I'll get back. Great vid.

Thanks for this! I'll be working on my old speaker as soon as the foam arrives, and I'll watch this again too!!!!

Saw this video wednesday and ordered the kits, my speaker are refoamed and pumping today

Great video. Going to attempt my first refoaming soon. This video gave me a bit more confidence to try it out. Thanks!

Nice no BS video. I watched one where they used the Elmers type glue and I would skip that. I replaced my surrounds on my Advent Baby and this method and glue worked great.

Thanks so much for offering such a concise and well-explained video on this subject. I have purchased my glue from you guys, and planning on doing a re-foam on some older Infinity speakers that I just picked up. Your video will certainly give me the pointers that I need for a successful job! Thanks again!!