I have come into a disassembled pair of JBL Decade 36 speakers. The woofers are 125A, 10", I believe. The woofers need to have the suspensions/surrounds replaced, and I'd like to try to do the job myself. A good share of the old foam is already off, and I've found some instructions on line for what to do. I haven't figured out what surrounds to get or where to get them yet.
However, I've also seen some descriptions of other JBL speakers that have rubber surrounds, rather than foam, and those descriptions always describe the rubber as superior to the foam.
Also, there's an open tube that leads from the side of the woofer to the outside of the front of the cabinet. However, no fastener or hood of any kind that would fasten it to the woofer came with the speakers. I wonder if I'm missing some part that I need, or if there's something special I need to do when I reattach the woofers?
I also wonder:
1. Whether there's such a thing as rubber surround replacements for 125A's;
2. If so, which of the two -- foam or rubber -- would be better to install;
3. In either case, where I should buy them; and,
4. Whether there's someplace local (I live outside of San Francisco) where I can buy them? I don't turn up anything on line so far from local outlets.
Thanks for any assistance.