How to Refoam Speaker Surrounds for the Advent A3

In this video, I will show you how I did a DIY refoam and repair the foam surrounds on my Advent A3 vintage speakers.
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Surround:
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0:00 Intro
3:44 Cleaning the Speaker
5:41 Applying the Glue
8:24 Align the Voice Coil

[@bc454irocz89]

I love these speakers so much, refinishing my second pair and im gonna stack them. Replaced the capacitors and resistors too, and upgraded/soldered the internal wiring and even added gold banana jacks

[@bpalpha]

I'll be attempting this soon on a pair of Infinity Sterling SS 2003s I picked up second hand. Fingers crossed!

[@amanduhmartinez1186]

I absolutely LOVE your couch and pillows!

[@mykandrew]

You should lol 😂

[@xchiro1818]

Fantastic speakers... i bought a pair new, in 1980. I was the envy of my dorm. I kick myself for getting rid of them. May have to track down another set...

[@audio_arkitekts]

Nice job!

[@stouffersstovetopstuffing3401]

Excellent explanation.

[@thedr-rag4543]

Great stuff man❤️

[@mykandrew]

Thank you 🙏

[@HEARDIFFERENT]

If it doesn’t work you are stil a superstar.😱💎💎💎👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

[@mykandrew]

Thank you my friend

[@HEARDIFFERENT]

You are exceptional 🔥🔥🔥💎💎💎🔊🔊🔊

[@stormchaser300]

I use black shoe polish the one with the foam applicator on the end to re color the paper cone.😁😁😁😁

[@AudioElectronicsChicago]

very nice

[@theloudspeakernerd-tlsn9322]

I am currently refoaming a subwoofer driver from an old Philips Matchline 28ml8805 crt tv, the subwoofer inside of those tvs rot easily so i had to refoam it with a rubber surround (i collect speakers, thats why i have it)

[@mykandrew]

That's awesome. If the Mrs. allowed it I would collect a lot more speakers than I already have.

[@HiFilover168]

@ Audio Arkitekts. One old timer tech suggests that we should connect the speaker with a signal generator and sweep with low frequency signal. This is better way to center the cone instead of hand. What do you think ?

[@mykandrew]

Yes there could have been a better way to do it however this was the method suggested by Simply Speakers!

[@DigitalCruzer]

You shouldn't paint the frame, unless you used epoxy paint. Paint peels so most likely you will have a blowout sooner or later if you push it. You should have cleaned the paint off of the surface that you're going before you let it dry with a solvent to get good adhesion. I just finished regluing the surround back to the frame on a Phase Technologies subwoofer because they painted the frame from the factory and it let loose.

[@BriansModelTrains]

Originally $135 per pair in 1977 according to audiogon bluebook

[@DaveFelland]

I thought those were advent loudspeakers, I see you have them classified as A threes

[@thedr-rag4543]

Sorry bou’t your hand👍☺️

[@mykandrew]

Thanks 🙏 it’s almost all healed up