Fender Rumble 25 bass amp speaker buzz

[GuitarPilot65]

Seeking help with speaker repair or recommendations for replacement


Stock speaker in subject amp buzzes when played; buzzing stops when I dampen the speaker with my hand on the cone.


Other info:

• "R25" and "S1804" black stamps on back of magnet.
• 8-in nominal diameter
• 8Ω (verified with meter)
• Cloth surround (can't tell how "doped" it is; see photo)
• Paper cone with cloth domed voice coil cover
• 3-in diameter magnet
• Looks to be 1-in dia. voice coil.

No visible separation of surround/cone, no cone tears, no loose wires, etc. Based on physical appearance, this speaker seems more applicable as a home stereo woofer.

Before replying with admonishment about buying this amp, budgetary constraints governed its selection at the time of purchase. I paid about $100 for it new. Preliminary research shows 8-in replacements are scarce; Eminence Alpha-8A currently listing for $80.


Any help and guidance would be appreciated. Photos attached.

[shooter]

guessing, the voice coil is dragging, or the "rubber edges" have lost "tension"
speakers are replacement parts, by the time you "repair" you're in 70% of a replacement with no guarantee

speaker seems more applicable as a home stereo woofer.

they basically are one in the same.  double the amps Wattage and throw in any 8" about that wattage and test drive.
(AMP = 25W   speaker ~~~ 50W)

[GuitarPilot65]

Thanks, Shooter. Agree with your cost analysis re: repair.

The voice coil may indeed be dragging. All of my amps, guitars and regular stereo speakers reside in a corner room in our house, whose temperature has likely hovered between 65 and 70 deg F this winter. Perhaps not so coincidentally, the voice coil of one of my Dayton Audio Classic Series 8-in woofers was dragging the other night when I played a CD. Being that our house has central HVAC (we're in NW FL), it may be time for a space heater in that room.