timlub
Yea I am one of those people that don't like the sound paper cones.
Paper changes it's sound characteristics way to much for me, they absorb humidity when it's damp out slowing down the cone and making it less controlled, they can
also
deform or warp from the humidity as they dry out.
And then they are coated, so what happens in a few years when the coating hardens/drys out, the sound changes.
With all those slits and glues and special coating to stop the cone from resonating why didn't they just use a better material for the cones to solve the problem.
As for the polydomes you can buy new replacement domes overseas, a guy makes them out of the same material as the originals, they look stock.
Also a guy in the states is working on exact replacements.
I have RSDS polydome replacements that I
modified
and A&B'd up against the original polydomes and the RSDS were much better sounding
I also have a pair of genesis titanium replacement polydomes should mine go bad, so I'm good.
I have been treating my original polydomes once a year with silicone shock oil for the last ten years and mine are still like new.
I agree with you... if you like the sound of paper cones then they are for you, if not... there are so many other speakers out there to choose from.