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I've used the search, but nothing seemed to address this directly.

I have a pair of 10" Gibson ceramic magnet speakers from the mid-60s. They came from an amp I still own. When I first got it, they were blown and needed to be replaced. Now, I'd like to get them fixed and put back in the amp.

The cones themselves appear to be fine, which makes me think the drivers are blown. If so, is it worth repairing them? Wouldn't this just make them, essentially, new speakers?

I'd like anyone's advice or experience doing something like this. No-one I know seems to have had the experience doing this sort of thing to their amp. Online searches turn up no conclusive results. Since many people here work with vintage equipment, I thought it'd be worth asking.

Thanks for any advice/experience you can share.

The cost/benefit ratio probably doesn't add up, but it depends on the brand of speakers. Gibson used a bunch over time: which amp model, and what are the source codes on the speakers - 220 (Jensen), 328 (Utah), 285 (Rola), 137 (CTS), and 134 (Centralab)?

Paid In Full wrote:Gibson used a bunch over time: which amp model, and what are the source codes on the speakers - 220 (Jensen), 328 (Utah), 285 (Rola), 137 (CTS), and 134 (Centralab)?

This is for the Gibson GA25-RVT, 2 channel, reverb, tremelo - a nice amp, although I can no longer use it live. Here's a pic, it's the one in the middle http://www.gibson.com/wiki/GA-5%20Skylark%20(Crestline).ashx.

I see I left out the brand - sorry about that. These are CTS speakers.

Re: cost/benefit - that's what I was wondering. If they were Jensens, I'd feel more confident about doing the work. But Chicago Telephone Supply isn't a name I've heard come up in gear lust discussions.