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Refurbishing 1973 Large Advent speaker

I am refurbishing a pair of large Advent speakers from 1973. The tweeters and cross overs work, but the woofers are garbage replacements. My question is... Is it better to buy a 2nd hand 1975 original woofers and roll the dice on them or buy a pair of new replacements from simply speakers? Say they are the same price... is there enough magic in the originals to warrant the risk?
agdrago
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simao
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I would upgrade the caps and get a new pair of drivers. The DIY audio forum will have all the info youll need. 
erik_squires
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+1 diyaudio.com in the Multi way section
https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi-way/
erik_squires
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Generally, these speakers are only worth a little bit of work.


If they get at all expensive, it will be much better to start a brand new DIY kit from scratch.


One thing particularly difficult for noobs is finding a woofer that matches the cabinet, and then adjusting the crossover for it. It's a lot lot harder than you think it is and not really worth it. It's like the tail wagging the dog kind of situation.


Best,
E
roberjerman
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I replaced the woofers in my pair of the Small Advents with woofers taken from a pair of KLH's (rubber surrounds) that I bought cheap from GoodWill. Worked perfectly fine! So you could do the same! A beat-up pair of AR's or KLH's can yield a nice replacement pair of woofers - with no change in SQ!
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