Replacement speaker: bring the sound back to a Game Boy that has gone silent

On a console more than twenty years old, the speaker is one of the first parts to give up the ghost: torn membrane, crackling sound, volume that collapses or nothing at all. This replacement speaker takes the place of the original one in the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP. One variant per console family: the size is not the same from one machine to another.

What it does

• Replaces the original speaker: same housing in the shell, two solder points on the motherboard.
• One variant per console family: Game Boy and Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, or Game Boy Advance SP — you choose the size that matches your machine.
• Sold individually: a simple spare part, useful for a one-off repair as well as for a full restoration with shell and screen.

What it doesn't do

• It cannot be installed without soldering: the console must be opened and the original speaker desoldered.
• It does not fix an amplification fault. If the crackling comes from the volume potentiometer, a tired capacitor or a broken trace, changing the speaker won't make any difference.
• The volume gain claimed by the supplier has not been measured: take it as a sales claim, not as a guaranteed specification.
• It does not include any wire, connector, tool or disassembly instructions.
• It is not suitable for the DS, DS Lite, 3DS or Game Boy Micro, nor for consoles from other brands.

Compatibility

Three variants, one per machine family: “Game Boy / Game Boy Pocket”, “Game Boy Color / Game Boy Advance” and “Game Boy Advance SP”. The diameter stated by the supplier is 23 mm or 28 mm depending on the model: before ordering, open the console and measure the speaker in place, as it is the only reliable check. The DS, DS Lite, 3DS, Game Boy Micro and handheld consoles from other manufacturers are not covered.

Skill level required

Intermediate. You need to open the shell (tri-wing screwdriver for the external screws, Phillips for the internal screws), free the motherboard, desolder the two legs of the original speaker and then solder the new one in its place. A fine-tip iron, desoldering braid and a plastic spudger are all you need. If you have never desoldered before, practise first on a scrap board.

In the box

• 1 replacement speaker, matching the variant chosen.

Read before ordering: Retro peripherals

Delivery in 10 to 18 days · ships within 3 to 5 days · 2-year legal guarantee · 14-day returns.

Listing verified on 19 August 2026.