Quote Originally Posted by thekid
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Thanks for the info!

I think I am going to hold off on the caps until I have done it a few times on other speakers. (I think I have a few around here that are candidates...). I am leaning towards just setting it up these up at first with the Sansui AU-505 and see what it sounds like. Plus it is an easier hook-up to main system while the Basic M1D/C2 are being used to help convert some vinyl to CD.

Based on the link in your reply I really did very well for my $25....

again, congrats...

the steel frame woofer you have is a new made advent woofer. They're sold by www.simplyspeakers.com, they also sell refoam kits, and new tweeters. The woofers are an exact replacement, with an improved motor design, making slightly higher power handling possible. (a 400 watt treshold amp is still overkill though )
these woofers sell new for $129 each, just to give you an idea...


and as E-Stat mentioned, recapping improves the high end, and not just a little. there were 2 different crossovers in the advent design, you should check the cap values in yours to find out...

the 'New large advent' (the model with the bullnose), used a 13 µF cap in the crossover. you could replace that with a 12 µF + a 1 µF cap. Definately not hard, basic soldering skills are all that are required...

Great improvement.

take good care of those speakers, they're little wonders.

Keep them spinning,
Bert.