BUILT TO FAIL?
roduct failure is something that no-one likes talking about. One stand-out failure area that has affected the hi-fi industry for many years is the surround suspension used to allow loudspeaker cones to do their stuff. Originally, manufacturers used pleated cloth, usually saturated with a non-setting glue of some type. Such surrounds were remarkably successful and highly durable. I know of pleated surrounds that have been working well for more than half
