Are these speakers getting old yet? Let's face it bute rubber surrounds do become brittle over time which kinda worries me a bit. Mind you mine still sound great but I"m wondering for how much longer. Is there anybody that has taken the grills off to inspet the condition of the speakers themselves, and if so how do they look? Thanks

You can gain access to the front and rear baffles by following these steps: 1.)  Wedge the top plate off.  It's held in by spring tension and you just pry a bit on the left, then pry a bit on the right and it pops up.  Be sure you don't mar the paint while prying.  I used a kitchen spatula.  2)  Pry off the right and left panels.  Don't let them fall to the floor because it would mar the paint or possibly even crack in half.  The panels are made of medium density fiberboard, like particle board.  It's heavy and sturdy but brittle.  3) Untie the string on top of the speaker, and loosen the string.  Don't remove it.  4) Roll the sock downward to expose the baffles.

 I bought a 10" woofer for an M3si about 2 years ago but I may have been the last customer for that part.  My link for Mirage parts doesn't work any more.  At that time, they were owned by Klipsh but Mirage still had parts in Toronto.  I had to call New Jersey; they ordered from Toronto; then New Jersey shipped it to me.  Good luck.

 All the best,

Jim L'Hommedieu
 

Jim L'Hommedieu:

You can gain access to the front and rear baffles by following these steps: 1.)  Wedge the top plate off.  It's held in by spring tension and you just pry a bit on the left, then pry a bit on the right and it pops up.  Be sure you don't mar the paint while prying.  I used a kitchen spatula.  2)  Pry off the right and left panels.  Don't let them fall to the floor because it would mar the paint or possibly even crack in half.  The panels are made of medium density fiberboard, like particle board.  It's heavy and sturdy but brittle.  3) Untie the string on top of the speaker, and loosen the string.  Don't remove it.  4) Roll the sock downward to expose the baffles.

 I bought a 10" woofer for an M3si about 2 years ago but I may have been the last customer for that part.  My link for Mirage parts doesn't work any more.  At that time, they were owned by Klipsh but Mirage still had parts in Toronto.  I had to call New Jersey; they ordered from Toronto; then New Jersey shipped it to me.  Good luck.

 All the best,

Jim L'Hommedieu
 

thanks for the tips on insepcting the drivers.  I have the same concerns as the OP regarding my M3-si.  I adore these speakers and want to be prepared for the keeping these going for a long time.  I know next to nothing about speaker repair and maintainence but I pick up a few things here and there.  As I understand it, if I had to replace the drivers in my M3-si, I'm looking at dropping in someone else's driver.  I see that on ebay there's a guy who sells refoam kits and after I inspect my M3-si I will contemplate picking up a set to have on hand for the future.