We’ve tried (unsuccessfully to get our hands on a review pair) to spend some time with one but we’ll have to wait for an extended listen before adding it to the list.

KLH Audio is back in the game now with the brand new KLH Model 5 that has earned rave reviews from both the press and consumers. Products like the Wharfedale Linton Heritage and Klipsch Forte IV loudspeakers are all the proof one requires.

Loudspeaker manufacturers have taken that newfound interest in nostalgia and reintroduced updated versions of their most popular vintage audio speakers with a great deal of success so far. What has given vinyl’s unexpected comeback some solid legs is that millennials have discovered the benefits of ownership the generation that grew up on iTunes and Spotify finally have a physical piece of media that they can own – just like their parents and older siblings. The vinyl revolutionwas certainly inspired by a heavy dosage of it but that isn’t enough to sustain a movement. And yes, they're SUPPOSED to sound like crap when they're broken.Nostalgia is one powerful drug. White glue is OK for the masonite but not the cone or the metal frame.Īs long as you don't beat them up too much without the foam they should come back fine when repaired. The glue must be flexible and not OVERLY strong meaning I wouldn't use contact cement. I had some pure latex left from a pipe organ project that is an excellent adhesive for wood, foam and metal and is plenty strong and flexible so it doesn't crack. Make sure you give the glues plenty of drying time. I spent about an hour per driver with masonite and half that for the newer ones. The foam goes to the out side of both the cone and the basket and is a little easier to do. Later Advent drivers used a different basket with no masonite. A whole lot of spring clothespins held the maonite to the metal basket until the silicone cured. Then I used silicone bathtub caulk around the perimeter to put the masonite back in simultaneously gluing the outer ring of the foam to the back (in) side of the masonite. I cleaned off the old glue and foam and cleaned the residue from the cone and glued the new foam to the cone. 4 of mine have the masonite and I used a hot air gun to soften the original contact cement and remove the masonite.

The foam is on the IN side of the masonite but on the OUT side of the cone. Those also work fine.Įarly Advent woofers had masonite rings to use a 10' cone in a 12' frame which were very inexpensive (cheap). Subsequent kits had no shims or new dust caps. The first kits came with new dust caps and shims to hold the voice coil centered while the foam is replaced. Advents are notorious for having the foam surrounds rot out.

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