stevea Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Started to rehab a pair of 6003’s that I purchased in the mid 80’s. They have been stored in my basement for the past 15 years. I glued in some new foam surrounds on the woofers and tested the resistance. Both appear ok with consistent readings. The mids also test ok but the domes are somewhat crushed. The brochure indicates the mids have ferrofluid in them. I have no idea the condition of the fluid but see no leaks. The dome tweeters are also dimpled and tested out at 4.6 ohms. Not sure what the standard is. I see there is an online source for the 4.5 x 5” 1” Advent tweeters but they are 4 ohm and I believe the 6003’s are an 8 ohm speaker. In regards to the mids, if I need to replace them, can anyone recommend an aftermarket replacement that will work with the existing crossover? Since I just recapped the original, I do not wish to go back. Any advise would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKent Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Nice speakers. You may be able to suck those domes out with a vacuum cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevea Posted January 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 8 hours ago, JKent said: Nice speakers. You may be able to suck those domes out with a vacuum cleaner I tried the vacuum trick and also some tape. No go so far. That phenolic dome material can be pretty stiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 I have picked out the domes on original Advent tweeters with a needle before and it works OK but the hard material is never going to come back out perfectly again as the creases kind of stay there. It's better than leaving them completely caved in, though. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjahunter Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 Steve, How's the rehab going? I just grabbed a pair of 6003s for $2 and may need to refoam the woofers. Never done it before and any tips you guys have would be greatly appreciated, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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