Baby Advent II question

Knucklehead
Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
edited January 2010 in Speakers
I recently acquired a set of Baby Advent II that are in need of a re-foam, is it worth it to re-foam or just find a replacement set of 6.5" drivers?

Thanks, David
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2010
    I know someone here has owned these.....:p
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2010
    I have a pair of Advents from the 70s and a pair of Advent Minis from the 80s. New updated drivers may or may not sound good with that tweeter, crossover, etc...but there are lots of very nice 6.5" two way bookshelf speakers out there and new drivers would make them just another speaker. As the Baby Advents get older and there are fewer of them around, I would personally prefer to hear those speakers in their original configuration. You might be able to find a NOS (not likely) or good used driver to keep them as original as possible. A foam job is fairly easy and would be the way I would go.

    This is a great company to deal with for refoaming repair or refoaming kits.

    http://www.simplyspeakers.com/15refoaming.htm
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2010
    Thanks Shack, I have ordered the refoam kit.....cant wait to get these repaired.
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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