Many months back, I had my DQ-10 woofers rebuilt by Regnar (a company in NY who specializes in this) after an unsuccessful refoaming by someone else. A lot of people thought I was stark raving mad to spend almost $300 for this procedure, and told me so in spades, but now after a fair amount of time, I have to state emphatically that it was worth every cent.

I guess it takes a long time for the woofers to "seat," (if that's the correct word), but the bass performance of my DQ-10's has never been better, although a sub-woofer is still essential for deep notes, such as those from a pipe organ or a synthesizer. The bass line is extremely detailed, and (I know this will sound somewhat trite) I do now hear stuff I've never heard before. And, if this is at all possible, the speakers sound better today than they did a few weeks after I got the woofers back from Regnar, hence my statement at the beginning of this paragraph.

AudioReview.com actually was brought to my attention by the folks at Regnar, so I guess I'm not alone in having this viewpoint. While I find some of Regnar's prices startling ($379.95 for each of the stands is a bit much), the $300 spent to completely rebuild these woofers was well worth it, and I highly recommend this procedure to anyone owning DQ-10's whose woofers have rotted foam surrounds.