[Milsurplus] Speaker

[Rick Brashear]

I have an LS-166/U speaker.  I can find no tears or bad spots on the 
plastic (or whatever material it is) cone, but it is definitely not 
producing a clear sound.  I realize these speakers are not designed for 
hi fidelity, but this one sounds just like an old paper coned speaker 
with a few tears in it or one that has worn very thin and broken away 
some from the outer edge.  The unit is in great shape, the transformer 
(600:3) is in fine working order as when I hook it up to a known good 
speaker the sound cleans up nicely.  I really want to use this with my 
BC-342/BC-610 (I know it's not the correct speaker) combination.  Has 
anyone here had experience with this problem?  Has anyone replaced the 
speaker with a more modern type?  I'd like to stay with the original if 
possible, but will replace it if absolutely necessary.

Thanks,
Rick/K5IZ