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Sidenote - I recently mucked around with how my system is cabled and swapped my BSC box out and then back in just for a perceptual refresher. The BSC makes a world of difference. Advents aren't ever going to really disappear into the soundstage, but the BSC does a damn fine job of taking them in that direction. Highly recommend.

Allegedly the Masonite-ringed woofers (OLA) are identical to the metal-stamped woofers (NLA) except for the basket, but the NLA ran them a little more open (in terms of frequencies reproduced) than the OLA, and I think Zilch may have tested them both a few years back (I don't have the links on hand). I can't remember if he verifiably did test both and what the results were, but a few quick Google searches along that route might provide the answers you're looking for.

By the by, have you considered converting these to the Rev.2, 16uf/8uf crossover versions? I did this to one of my pairs, and it's obviously an added obnoxious step, but thought (and this is a big ol' shrug from me) is that the newer revision was better.

The new capacitors will likely open them up! Let us know what you think.

No one's chimed in yet, so I will. I've never seen or heard of a direct supplier of anything similar, but your best bet may be plastic/vinyl trim or the like initially intended for windows, doors, etc. - or really any place you could get thin plastic you could then cut and sand down into shape.

I've never heard the Simply Speakers recreation woofers, but they are allegedly built to be as close to the steel basket originals as they could get them. Unless someone has some tested parameters of these vs. the originals, I think the original crossovers would be the baseline you should start with - but recapped, of course.

1) They can be as shiny as you want, depending on preference and what you want to refinish or oil them with. Both of my pairs of walnut OLAs by default have a "satin," as you described, finish. 2) Not sure if there's a way to "re-plate" the inner trim, but those don't look too off from the examples I've seen. 3) As long as the voice coil isn't rubbing, you should be okay. with the surrounds as-is for now But I would definitely refoam them in the proper (reversed) orientation to fully enjoy them as intended when you get to that point.

I recently picked up some Prodigy Towers - anything notable about the woofers that the class would like to hear?