jellyfish182
New Member
Hello all! I got a sweet score on a pair of AR-5's and already go new grills (there were holes), have original badges, refoaming woofers as we speak, serial numbers within 8 and both speakers have both papers stapled to the back-all complete. I plan on going all out on these so price isn't that big of deal. I'm fine spending around $400 for everything.
Cabinets:
If I wanted to replace/upgrade the insulation that was in there already, what kind do I buy, and any particular way I put it in there? I went to Menards today and there were A LOT of different ratings on insulation that I thought I'd seek some advice. Is the higher the rating=better quality and should be used, or are certain kinds to be avoided? (fiberglass vs denim etc)
The sealant puddy for the woofers, should I add it to the tweet and mids too, or since they aren't bumping out of the box-not to worry about it?
Crossovers:
Since the values of the capacitors are uncommon now 4uf, 24uf and 72uf, should I get the next closest rating or combine to create exact values? For learning purposes, what would happen if I changed the values slightly up or down?
My goal is to make them sound and look their best while maintaining authenticity of appearance and sound, unless they sound better-I won't mind! Is it sacrilege to want to add some nice single banana plugs to replace those screw termals on the back? Kicking the idea around. I also plan to replace the pots to something a little more reliable too. The ones in there now are shot. Thank you so much, hope my questions can help others as well!
Cabinets:
If I wanted to replace/upgrade the insulation that was in there already, what kind do I buy, and any particular way I put it in there? I went to Menards today and there were A LOT of different ratings on insulation that I thought I'd seek some advice. Is the higher the rating=better quality and should be used, or are certain kinds to be avoided? (fiberglass vs denim etc)
The sealant puddy for the woofers, should I add it to the tweet and mids too, or since they aren't bumping out of the box-not to worry about it?
Crossovers:
Since the values of the capacitors are uncommon now 4uf, 24uf and 72uf, should I get the next closest rating or combine to create exact values? For learning purposes, what would happen if I changed the values slightly up or down?
My goal is to make them sound and look their best while maintaining authenticity of appearance and sound, unless they sound better-I won't mind! Is it sacrilege to want to add some nice single banana plugs to replace those screw termals on the back? Kicking the idea around. I also plan to replace the pots to something a little more reliable too. The ones in there now are shot. Thank you so much, hope my questions can help others as well!
I just put the foams on last night. (my friend did the glueing and centering. I just do the prepping because I didn't want to mess them up). I'll practice sometime on speakers I'm not in love with. Any suggestions on the pots vs L-pads? Which is better/which ones to get/where to get them? That will be my next purchase. I've never repaired pots beyond spraying with deoxit, but I have no problem just buying new and having piece of mind that they won't go bad anytime soon.
