How bad did I mess up my Advent Loudspeakers?
Several years ago, I bought a pair of Advent Loudspeakers for an extra pair to use for parties. In the carelessness of my youth, I left them out in my unheated un-air conditioned carriage house until the next year when I needed to use them again for a party. The day of the party, I hooked up the speakers only to hear that the sound was shot. I removed the cover to see that the surround on one (or both?) pairs was completely deteriorated. Since I needed speakers in a hurry, I rushed to Radio Shack and bought two 12" replacement woofers, which I installed and I tossed the busted woofers.
Anyway, now that I'm becoming more of an audio enthusiast and becoming educated about speakers and components, I now wonder what kind of mistake I made by throwing those old woofers out without thought of repairing the surrounds.
How much loss of sound do I have with the radio shack replacement woofers (I have no specs on them)? To me, they still sound great, but I'm not an audiophile (yet).
BTW, I got the Advents for $50 (US) and I also got a pair of AR 3a for free from an old estate I was doing some work on, so I'm doing OK. If anyone has links to any technical info on these speakers, please share.
Thanks!