Philm35 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 New member here! I just acquired a used pair of 2Ce's, and I'm blown away by them. But one of them has a buzz/rattle in the 8" woofer. I've pulled the woofer to send to Vandersteen for repair, revealing a lot of dried out caulking material where the woofer mates to the enclosure. Anybody know what kind of caulk I should use when I reinstall the repaired woofer? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Vandersteen Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Best to use a thin layer of household silicone or butyl caulk (non-hardening). RV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philm35 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Thank you, Richard. I can’t tell you how much I’m amazed by these speakers. They’ve given all of my music a new life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 That's so great to hear. Welcome to the forum. I hope you spend some time checking out the threads. Lot's of music threads too where you can find some great info on performers as well as pressings etc.. Glad you love them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Edwards Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 If this is your first pair of Vandersteens, there are most likely changes in their positioning that will provide even better dynamics, imaging, etc. Welcome to the forum Philm35 Play on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stringreen Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I just had the midrange driver repaired and returned. The directions included asked for silicone to be installed around the speaker, so I took out the mid driver in the other 5A which didn't have the silicone, to get the silicone installed there as well.. I was told afterward that the drivers of my speaker didn't need it at all. I would suppose that its easier to remove the driver for a needed repair without the silicone than with it, and owners should probably not do it if not needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Vandersteen Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Some of our speakers have gaskets which do not require any caulking. Only the drivers removed that were installed with caulking need to be reinstalled with caulk. RV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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