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What do you think of the Coral BX-9 speaker. I found a pair for $100 with cabinets looking good.

Yes absolutely gorgeous sounds! Coral are great speakers.

Now do part two where you install cables to keep the two ends of the fence perpendicular to the blade and install a tape measure at the business end so you can easily input a measured 90D cut without having to stop the saw and measure it with your portable tape measure. Then you can get rid of those clamps. Oh, do you know how to do that?

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I wouldn't use toothpaste and borrow a drill if you haven't got one or buy a cheap used one (you'll find more uses for it). You will not get good results by hand, you can't compete with the untiring and constant power/speed of a drill on such a large area (it's not a watch).

I have an opportunity to buy Coral BX-1005 for $100. Are they worth it. Thanx

A great video about AR history!

It is a huge pity that Corals are no longer available I have heard that Lii Song are a close approximation but they vary enormously in price - from $200 to $2000AUD per driver Your design is very clever

Hi do you know anything about the Coral md5 mids. They look like yamaha ns1000 midrange speakers.

Where did you get the 3/4" T angle for the outer edge track?

Can I know dimensions and lumber type that you used?

I went out and priced this project (2024) for something that would suit my needs and sadly.... the cost to make this was only $20 USD under what it would cost to just buy a "work site" table saw.

To remove the deep scratches you can use 2000 and 3000 grit wet sanding and then use meguiars compound for polishing.

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Pretty much the same process (and polishing compound) when cleaning headlights if the UV coating is yellowing or peeling, except that you have to add new UV protection at the end. Good video.

How did you wire the PowerPoint?

Amazing time

Just came across your video and loved every minute of it and I'm now subscribed. Wharfedale didn't make a full range 15" driver but did make both hifi and musical instrument versions of the 15" units. When fitted to 5 cubic ft. and over enclosures, the Super 12's sound sensational but as you say the surrounds would need attention for optimum performance. I've also noticed that all four of your drivers are of the ceramic magnet type. If you think they are good, try the Alnico magnet versions if you can find a pair. The comparison is (to my ears) like chalk and cheese. I'm not sure of the details and dates but I suspect that Rank thought that the ceramic magnets were a cheaper option and probably outsourced them as Gilbert was manufacturing his own Alnico magnets using a DC power line (utilised for electric trolley buses that ran past his factory in Bradford Road). Legend has it that when they threw the switch for the electromagnet, the trolley buses running past would come to an abrupt halt!

Thank you

My girlfriend surprised me with a set of Coral BX85s I had my eyes on for the last few months from an antique store. Had no idea if they worked, I was just taken away by the aesthetics. Needless to say, I was ecstatic to receive these as a gift. Hooked them up into my Pioneer SX316 receiver from mid 00s, and modern turntable. They sound incredible and drive really well. Integrated high frequency adjustments on the back, these things really sing and have a lot of warmth. Super pleased with them.

Saludos, no le veo sentido cambiar el filtro o los imanes de un par a otro, no sé cuál es el fin, hay que preservar la originalidad, salvo en los casos de reparación y aún ahí hay que cuidarlos y preservarlos, todo se debe a caprichos personales o a qué....

Hello! Great video! What size ruby bearing did you order?

The only drawback to the original AR Turntable is the Tonearm if you build a bigger plinth I would of upgraded the Tonearm to

I really enjoyed this video. It makes a change to see someone doing a restoration that anyone could do with basic tools, rather than needing a state-of-the-art woodworking workshop with CNC machines, table saws, milling machines etc.

Thanks for the wonderful video. It is helping me on my journey to restore an early AR XA. I'm going with the jewel bearings and cardas wire. Here in the States the shipping and general costs are much more affordable. I love the background music and the humor too. (Yippy, another thing that can go wrong. :-P ). Great work and hello to down under!

OMG! use a scrap wood or plastic to push the wood.

No riving knife behind the blade, good luck...

router is not a circular saw

Great story but sort of glosses over the impact that Henry Kloss had. Seems like the original idea was indeed Edgar's but Henry did all the work which I believe was why they parted company. Also, Henry felt that a two-way system was easier to "voice" and why the KLH 6 and KLH 17 were such successes which were of course designed after he and Edgar had a parting of the ways and Henry took Lowe and Hoffman to form KLH. Henry unfortunately lost his way after Advent. He didn't see flat screen TV's coming and they blindsided his dreams of video projection as being the future of TV. If only he had stuck to audio.

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I correspond with Keven from time to time. He introduced me to tube amps , and open baffles. Two years ago he sent me a pair of Coral Holy Baskets as a Christmas gift. I'm now using them in a open baffle bi-amp setup with pair of digital audio Maraschino Cherry amps driving Two ten inch bass drivers in each baffle, and a 300B tube amp driving the corals. I'm using a Marchand electronic crossover set at 400Hz. I was using a pair of Tang Band W8-1808 drivers and then later a pair of Mark Audio Alpair 12p drivers,. I was reluctant to retrofit the small Corals , because I didn't believe they could compete. Was I wrong ! The Little Corals trounce them both in detail and separation. I have played them as high as 100 db with no distortion. Every time I listen to these 3.5 inch drivers , I'm totally amazed at how great they sound.

Le mie AR M1 sono fantastiche. Il rapporto qualità/prezzo è insuperato e insuperabile. Saluti da Roma.

At last, an easy solution which I can build. Thank you.

You could also use the headlight lens restore kits for cars.

Great history,thank you 😊

This vid makes me want to resurrect my AlNiCo 12" Wharfedale full tange speakers from the '50s. I bought them with disintegrated surrounds. I installed new, foam surrounds as that is what they had on when I bought them, but they were gone. I don't know where to get cloth surrounds. I think one of them had coil rub so that's why I didn't use them much. Thnx for showing how to fix them. I own many 'dales with cloth surround drivers. I never thought that they'd let air through. The rubber cement is a good idea but I wouldn't want to impact transient response by having too much weight from impregnation with glue. How did yours turn out with three passes of rubber cement?

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Excellent work!

I worked for Dr. Roy Allison back in the '80's. Allison Acoustics was located in Natick, Massachusetts. Great place to work. Our speakers are still being enjoyed.

Great video! Well done!

So the logic is you had to buy this special screw piece because the polishing wheel is so thick and if you had a thin buffing wheel you could just use washers and a nut? Cuse my doubts just want to attach this polishing wheels

Hello What is the part number for the sapphire pivot jewel from the Swiiss Company Thanks Anthony

I have found allot of Vintage AR Audio Speakers for Cheap on EBay and bought heavily for Restoring them back to Their Original Sound and Luster in newer denser heavier cabinets and More Modern crossovers than what was offered back in the day.

I Bought Heavily on these 12 inch Wharfedale and the Linton 2's and Denton 2's as well for My High End Acoustic Builds here in Southern California High Desert Music Scene and Everyone agrees They Blow away My Acoustic Research Builds hands down 🙌 🇺🇸 I also appreciate Vintage British Motorcycles

Interdrivers. Are those frames die cast? In any case, if a pair is duff, remove the magnets, remove the dead coil, and glue on a weight holder to make them into passive radiators.

Aaaaaaaaargh! You've messed with the arm! Classic AR restoration mistake! Sorry dude, massive fail. You cannot do that. 👎

so thats where Linn Sondek got their ideas from ...........

You could try to mount the handlebars vertically (and may be closer to the edges,), cause in a horizontal orientation they cause some associations. )

I'm sorry. It not sounds good.