AR LST-2

[JohnChi]

Looking for someone in Massachusetts who can refoam etc. my LST-2’s. Thanks for any recommendations.

 

[GD70]

Looking for someone in Massachusetts who can refoam etc. my LST-2’s. Thanks for any recommendations.

contact baco99.

 

[JohnChi]

contact baco99.

Great. Thank you.

 

[Nat]

Good recommendation.

 

[sax6]

Contact JohnChi ( the OP ) he can do it himself ( I know he can 'cause I did )

Good recommendation too

 

[StimpyWan]

RoyC, over at the Classic Speaker Pages, might be able to help. Roy coauthored the AR3a restoration guide, so he knows his stuff.

 

[ra.ra]

RoyC, over at the Classic Speaker Pages, might be able to help.

Roy is as good as they come, but he does not meet the OP's specific request for someone in Massachusetts, and we have heavily imposed state line territorial tariffs up here in the Northeast.

who can refoam etc. my LST-2’s

Re-foam is one thing....but what does the "etc." include?

 

[StimpyWan]

Roy is as good as they come, but he does not meet the OP's specific request for someone in Massachusetts, and we have heavily imposed state line territorial tariffs up here in the Northeast.

Roy's from New York. That's up-there. Close enough! .

And while Roy and I will never agree concerning our capacitor discussions, I know he's a good guy, and would do well by the OP's LST-2's.

 

[GD70]

I've refoamed these as well. Not at all difficult. Roy sent me the correct surrounds for mine.
Johnchi, you can do this yourself. The surrounds for these are called Boston filled fillet surrounds due to their unique roll profile. There's plenty of videos showing how to remove and replace surrounds. It takes some time for removal of the originals, cleaning the basket surface and cleaning off the old glue off the cones to prep for the new surrounds.
Glenn

 

[ra.ra]

I've refoamed these as well.

Glenn, IMO your LST-2 restoration thread remains the gold standard for this speaker model, and the OP should read through your experience. I agree - - this is not a difficult re-foam and hopefully the OP will feel confident to take on this project.

 

[GD70]

Glenn, IMO your LST-2 restoration thread remains the gold standard for this speaker model, and the OP should read through your experience. I agree - - this is not a difficult re-foam and hopefully the OP will feel confident to take on this project.

Thanks Robert! Much appreciated! That was a fun and rewarding project.
Glenn

 

[JohnChi]

Thanks Robert! Much appreciated! That was a fun and rewarding project.
Glenn

Thanks for all the replies. I might attempt the refoam myself if I was sure that's all they needed. To the best of my knowledge the grills have never been off these things. The cabinets and grills are pretty much mint so I’m not even that confident taking them off myself. I want some experienced eyes to get a look at them and make sure there is nothing else that needs to be done. I’ll post some before and after pics when they’re done. Again thanks for the help.

 

[Akustic]

Enjoy the noise ...
Those speakers were my introduction into high end audio back in 1973 ... well they allowed me to hear the audio signatures of the other devices in my system..
They're amazingly capable devices ..

 

[ra.ra]

To the best of my knowledge the grills have never been off these things.

I'm fairly certain these are typically held in place with Velcro. For the center (woofer) grille, you'll first need to carefully remove the switch knob which is attached to the shaft with a small allen head set screw.

 

[GD70]

I'm fairly certain these are typically held in place with Velcro. For the center (woofer) grille, you'll first need to carefully remove the switch knob which is attached to the shaft with a small allen head set screw.

Correct on all fronts.

 

[GD70]

Here's the link to my restoration. Lots of pics you may find helpful.
Also, a few pics for now showing the woofers and surrounds.

http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/ar-lst-2-any-good.528995/page-3

Cheers, Glenn