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restoring electro voice sentry lll's

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kylegood

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hi everyone, i'm new around this forum.

i am trying to restore an inherited set of electro voice sentry lll's
the damage is both woofers need foam replaced. i haven't decided whether i'm going to pay someone to do it or if i m going to attempt to do it myself.

and the grill cloth has been shredded by cats. would anyone here know where i could find spec grill cloth? its a rough textured black tweed like cloth.

thanks so much for having me here!
kyle.
 
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Welcome to AK! I wish I could help but can only admire your inheritance. You'll get lots of help. AK is a great forum.
The EV Sentry III is a speaker I've always admired.
 
they have been in the living room at my house since before i was born. my dad bought them new in 78 or 79, and as you can imagine being in the main room of a house with kids and pets they saw some abuse. i am slightly guilty for that, but thankfully the extent of the damage is fairly minor. the wood, and finish is perfectly intact. however grill cloth is unsightly. i would love to find original spec. cloth. but in a pinch close would be fine. heres to hoping i can drag out their existence another 35 yrs.
 
I thought the woofers are supposed to be pleated paper surrounds... You should post pictures. As for cloth - basic speaker cloth can be bought at virtually any fabric store. If you'd like something more funky - look up guitar amp cloth.
 
Great way to jump into some impressive speakers. As to recommendations
spend some time looking into past posts on your Sentrys.

First I imagine you are familiar with the removable front port panels
and the use of the external EQ?

Be aware there are 2 versions with slight differences etc.

If your woofers need refoaming as the originals would surrounds are available
at Orange County.

The Grill cloth is a very coarse weave so some research is in order.
 
restoring EV Sentry 3

Give you some idea how to restore and upgrade your speakers ...here mine to give this idea ....
 

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