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Since you're into history, I'll tell you that for the last 29 years, I've worked at the local hysterical society. We've merged since then and changed our name www.yorkhistorycenter.org I have a complete woodworking workshop and up until about 9 years ago, I barely knew what a vacuum tube was. Then the old radio bug bit. Then, 6 months ago I bought off CL, a 1959 Fisher French Prov. console stereo for $70. Was going to eBay flip the preamp and amp, but kept. (Pics are at AK in Fisher section) Then I refoamed my college Advents for my workshop Dynaco SS system. (I'm now back into audio...LOL) These AR 1s came out of no where and I'm hooked!) I'm now rebuilding a pair of AR 4xs for the fun of it. I have no need for them....LOL....DENNIS
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Ha, ha, ha, to paraphrase Tina Turner, "what does need have to do with it!" Sounds like the 4x's should go in the workshop ...
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LOL......Here's the link to my Fisher re-build: http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/french-provincial-console-good-bye.732298/
The speaker on the right in the first pic is my Advent........When the foam surrounds went bad 30 years ago, I gave them to my friend that worked at Clair Audio in Lititz, PA. He was in the speaker department building cabinets for concert speakers. "Yeah, we can fix them easy." A month later I pick them up with new grille cloths and replaced woofers; EV I recall. It was "easier" than refoaming! No charge to me as a friend. The grille cloth was new, I know now, because the EV speakers hit the old cloth and frame!...LOL......I discovered all this when I refoamed those woofers. So they aren't Advents anymore. My refoaming (first attempt) was successful and they do sound good. The Jensen speakers from the console also sound good when loud. I have a stash of 50 year old varnished walnut plywood that I used to make them.
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Nice ...
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