Carboy7 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) ...because it clicks really loud when I try to play the Indigo error sound at medium volume. It visibly vibrates and clicks at about 5-6 clicks of the speaker volume key from muted. (G3 MODEL) EDIT: And it also clicks in the startup bong. Edited October 6, 2016 by Carboy7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carboy7 Posted October 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Oh yeah, and when I did my speaker test to see how far the speaker would go before it clicked, I managed to somehow "vibrate the speaker inside the computer so much that it turned like 7 degrees to the right" Something tells me that my $40 is going to be spent pretty fast, now that this fact has been learned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goncalo Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 I guess the foam that support the center tweeters/magnets (?) is gone, turned to gooey mush. I happened to all my slot-loading iMacs - I had one intact but as soon as I installed 10.4, the startup tune just blew the foam. You can see more here: https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/20369-preserving-imac-g3-speakers-with-flexible-adhesive/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CC_333 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Yeah, this is a problem. A few years ago, someone was researching possible repair or replacement. Anyone figure that out? In their day, those speakers were rather good (not quite as loud or bass-y as the eMac or Pro Speakers (which are surprisingly good sounding for something their size), but they're in the same ballpark I think). c Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EvilCapitalist Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Back when they came out (and the foam was new) you could crank them up to the point of distortion and the worst you'd get was horribly clipped sound (usually about 75% and up). Now though with the newest iMac G3s being 13 years old and the oldest being legally able to vote I wouldn't push them past 50% constantly. Good computer speaker sets are far too cheap and plentiful to use the internal sound for anything other than basic alerts. I found out the hard way how easy it is to blow them. I had a snow iMac I was using to listen to music and when a song with a decent amount of mids and bass came on I managed to blow both speakers even though they were only at about 60% volume. The speakers aren't too terribly difficult to replace but whatever you'll find is all going to be similarly aged and it's not like people are making re-foaming kits for them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CC_333 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 ...it's not like people are making re-foaming kits for them. Then it seems that someone should! That someone, however, is not me. At least for the moment.... c Quote Link to post Share on other sites
techknight Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 figure out what the diameter is, chances are there is a generic kit that may fit. Some midrange setups are that small. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carboy7 Posted October 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Until then... http://www.welovemacs.com/0760820r1.html This gave me some ideas. Should I get new ones that are green, or clear? Nah, just kidding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EvilCapitalist Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Two things with that link, those are the same age as the ones you'd have so you really wouldn't be much better off, and two, they don't have any in stock. We Love Macs is probably the worst offender for having hundreds of listings still up for things that have been sold out for years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hagan Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 About a year ago, I was given an iMac Indigo Summer 2001. In a matter of days of playing around with it, I became a hooked collector of old Macs. One of the Indigo's speakers had a fully rotted-out speaker surround, and the other speaker was just starting to flake apart. I was able to take out the "eyeball" speaker holders, and outfit both with pretty close replacement speakers: http://www.parts-exp...lProductDetails They cost about $13 for a pair. Installation wasn't too difficult. After soldering on the wiring (I didn't wind up using the new lug connectors, since they weren't a perfect fit), I placed each new speaker inside its "eyeball". The mounting flanges on the replacement speaker aren't quite perfect, so I stabilized it by stuffing a piece of high-density foam between the back of the speaker magnet and the "forks" inside the "eyeball". Once the halves of the "eyeball" were screwed back together, the speaker was quite firmly mated to the front opening. And let me tell you, compared to speakers with missing or failing surrounds, they sound great in the iMac! Given the cost of the replacement speakers above, I wouldn't try to repair the surrounds on the original units. But, I understand if you prefer all repairs to be as authentic and as-original-as-possible, you'll reject my replacement suggestion. At least you now have an alternative if you give up trying to re-surround / re-cone the original speakers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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