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I picked these up on Friday. Lovely Formica finished cabinets :roll: they are big beasts but I wonder how much work and effort it is worth putting into them

I managed a quick listen via a T amp from a Blu ray playing CDs. At least they work and are actually much better than expected after my last experience with speakers of this vintage which were Goodmans Axiettes.

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While I had the cabinets open to find out what was inside them I untwisted the internal wire and replaced the 2mm sockets with 4mm.
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Goodmans 12" drivers
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Eagle horn type tweeter
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Hunts 2uF metallised paper capacitor. Are these likely to be any good?
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Where they might end up? I plan to raise them off the floor a bit. I'm looking forward to hearing them with an NVA amp
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Main System. Amp - Luxman LV-120, CD - Pioneer PDX505 & Hitachi DA 401. Turntable - Trio KD-2055/Denon DL-110 & Ortofon VMS20E. Cassette Deck - JVC KD A55. Speakers - Arcam Alpha connected with NVA LS3.

Headphone System - Little Dot Mkiii headphone amp, various vintage CD players into NVA P50 with Sennheiser HD600 and Beyer DT 880

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Do the same as this guy as you are doing something very similar, but his from a Celestion. He has fitted an Eagle Horn as well. Paper in oil are the best, and they never go bad so it is fine. Wadding out, steel plate the cabinet.

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I think it will be a slow process but experience with the JPWs have shown that it will be would be worth it. I'll probably need a sack barrow to move them if the are steel lined though.
Main System. Amp - Luxman LV-120, CD - Pioneer PDX505 & Hitachi DA 401. Turntable - Trio KD-2055/Denon DL-110 & Ortofon VMS20E. Cassette Deck - JVC KD A55. Speakers - Arcam Alpha connected with NVA LS3.

Headphone System - Little Dot Mkiii headphone amp, various vintage CD players into NVA P50 with Sennheiser HD600 and Beyer DT 880

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Looking at the cabs it will be really worth it, maybe limit it to 3mm plate to keep weight down. I love old speakers like that, big fat and ugly, real hi-fi. But like every woman my wife would not have them in our living area, luckily I have my work room. Though she loves the Cubes and uses Cubettes in her personal system.

Ah! another thing, sometimes that old type grille cloth filters high frequencies.

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These would be similar good fun I think http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Goodm ... SwHxVW7~7u

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There's a chap called Sid Chaplain who supplies vintage radio grille cloth.. Maybe he'd have something better textured but period.
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