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Originally Posted by hobie1dog

I had 3 pair of the big Def Tech BP2000 speakers, I think they're the best set of speakers I've owned. with the Mirage M series being 35 years old, most all the ones I've seen have rotten foam surrounds on the 5" midrange drivers. Have you installed new ones on yours?
Both pairs of mine needed them replaced, this is one photo of one of the sets:

I still have the original drivers. The speakers were purchased in February 1993 and haven't shown any signs of issues. I have had to tighten the binding post screws on occasion, but that's been it so far. And they're the perfect size and height for my setup. The flagship Def Tech is only 40" tall, so I'm not sure about the image; my M-3sis are 53" tall and the front tweeters and midrange sit at a level halfway up the TV screen, which is perfect. They do give a nice, high image anyway, but matching the TV size and height makes for an even better experience with video.

The design of the Mirages makes it difficult to get at the drivers, so I admit I've never even inspected them. I'd figured I'd ride them until something goes wrong, then if fixing them is too much of a hassle or not an option, replace them with whatever I can afford that comes closest to what they give me.