The ask Tin about audio thread

Heres the foams youll need. http://www.wooferrepair.com/advent.html Very easy job, but a bit tedious.

1) Use your fingers to break away and tear off as much as the old foam as possible.
2) Take some acetone to the woofer baskets and remove the old glue. I use a popsicle stick to get the glue removal started, then you can roll it with your thumb.
3) Lightly sand the cone to remove old foam and glue residue. It doesnt need to be perfect, but the more you remove, the merrier.
4) Apply a bead of glue around the edge of the cone and attach new foam. Let sit for ~1 hour.
5) Apply a bead of glue to the woofer frame and attach foam.
6) Lightly exercise the cone back and forth, make sure you press in from around the dustcap. This centers the voice coil in the magnet. Repeat this process every 10 minutes a couple of times.
7) Enjoy your new speakers. The woofer foams may take a few weeks to break in. When they do, the bass will dig deeper, as the foam has stretched to match the excursion of the woofer.
 
Thanks! I hope they haven't already sold and the guy lets me put a deposit on them since I can't get out there until tomorrow at the soonest. I've been looking for a reasonably priced set of these for a while now since you recommended them for me earlier in this thread. If I can get a great set of garage speakers out of these for under $50 I'll be a happy camper.
 
Theyll be worth more than $50 too. Those cabinets look to be in exceptional shape. Refoamed, theyd be worth somewhere between $100 and $200. I know its a big spread on the value, but the condition of the cabinets is the determining factor. Definitely hit the cabinets with a few coats of Howards Restor A Finish. http://www.homedepot.com/buy/paint/...estor-a-finish-16-oz-wood-restorer-55136.html After that, hit them with Howards Feed 'n Wax. http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...53&langId=-1&keyword=feed+n+wax&storeId=10051 I use those things on any speakers I get, as well as antique furniture, gives em a nice deep shine and colors in any scratches there may be.
 
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After the Howard's Restor-a-Finish, could I use any carnauba wax on this finish? I have some rather nice waxes that I'd love to try out on my Klipsch's :D
 
Use the Feed n Wax, as it has oils in it specifically to keep the veneer from drying out. I wouldnt think pure carnuba would cause any harm, as its also in the Howards.
 
Geez, you're making me feel guilty about using them in the garage now. :lol: Any ideas for something to cover the cabinets with that'll protect them so they hold their value? They shouldn't get banged around but my garage isn't one of those that is as clean as my living room...
 
Maybe you can make some room in the house for them. The Large Advent is a rather legendary speaker, something like 1.5 million of them were sold during their time on the market. Its one of the best selling speakers, ever. They have a nice laid back sound, very easy to listen to, and work well with damn near any music. Id give them some power, being only 85dB 1W/m, youre gonna need some juice. 100W or better would be ideal, as theyll need the headroom.
 
Problem is that I live in a condo and am very much volume limited. I wanted speakers for my shop (which isn't at the condo and thus no volume concerns) and these fit the bill perfect for what I want, hence why you recommended them in the first place. :) I would try to keep these for at home, but what other garage speakers could I find that have the same characteristics for less than $50? Or even $100? I'm certainly open to suggestions. I didn't expect to find a pair this nice. They're not 10/10, but I'd say they're definitely 8-9/10 especially considering their age, and I'm picky. ;)
 
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Caught another one :). This is a single-ended EL84 console pull built by Kegger, a very highly regarded local tube tech. People far and wide send him their stuff so he can work his magic, and magic it is. I couldnt pass it up, as it wouldve cost me more in parts for what he charged me for it. Its all of his own circuit design, the only things reused being the chassis and transformers. It puts out about 5W per channel, but its 5 glorious watts. I can easily use this as my daily driver, but itll probably make its way into the living room and drive my larger Klipsch bookshelves. Dont let its small size and puny transformers fool you, its a firebreather.

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Tin, I noticed in your re-foam instructions above you don't mention replacing the dust cap and shimming, etc. Do I still need to do that or do you recommend leaving that alone? I'm trying to figure out which size dustcap I need to order as it's hard to measure accurately and none of their available sizes seem to be what is already on there.
 
The magnet and voice coil have a very loose tolerance, so shims generally arent needed. I havent had to remove the dustcap to refoam Advents. On drivers with a tighter voice coil/magnet tolerance, theyre necessary. What I posted above will center the voice coil.
 
Sweet, the dustcap removal and reinstallation is the only thing I was remotely worried about when doing this. Does the woofer need to be removed from the cabinet for this or can it be done still mounted?
 
Remove it from the cabinet, itll make it far easier. Besides, you dont want any of that crap to get in there. Another thing to do, since you will have the woofers out, is to replace the acoustic foam with fiberglass insulation. This is my go to stuff: http://www.homedepot.com/Building-M...splay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051 Its dirt cheap, and works very well. The dampening properties of fiberglass are superior to that of foam. Pack it in there loosely, if its too tight the bass response will suffer. The fiberglass absorbs standing waves in the cabinet, making the it resonate less...cleans up the bass good.
 
Rega RP-1, Thoughts?

I just missed out on a pioneer pl-560 for $70. Thats kinda what I wanted to spend anyway, But if the rega is a whole nother world I'll spend the loot. I want to buy a nicer turntable for my girls bday as stated in another thread. Any suggestions on what table to keep an eye out for?
 
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