Thanks guys, I enjoyed sharing "the lab" with you - we are all enthusiasts, some have been bitten more or less by the disease! Guess over the past few years, I"ve been bitten more:).

My audio hobby started In high school wood shop class where I built speakers.  Used JBL and KEF drivers back in the day.  I still have an original set of cabinets I built and they are in my 16 year old son's room - vintage Pioneer receiver fed by his i devices. 

In the last few years, I began to really enjoy the vintage audio hobby again, exploring the different brands, researching the builds, restoring what I can, learning about more, and putting gear back into use again.  

The "lab" started out as our home theater about 6 years ago when we moved in and didn't have any 2 channel audio in it.  The room is great for watching TV, movies, sports, games, and is supported by a 1080p projector, 9 foot screen, and a dedicated 5.1 Bose system (fine for the video piece) but the rest is all 2 channel audio.  I wind up down there nearly every night to unwind and try to listen to some music while down there daily too.  

My wife is cool with this affliction as long as it stays contained (for the most part) in that room. We have another couple of "reasonable" audio systems in other parts of the house too. My kids think it's a bit much in the lab.....I agree, will pare it down now that I've collected and know what I really like. 

Thanks again for all of the great advice and assistance on these marvelous MS150 speakers. I think they sound wonderful and the aesthetic statement, styling, is awesome.  I am officially a B&O fan, along with McIntosh, KEF, JBL, Carver, and a few others. 

I finally got the Beovox MS150.2 pair restored and back in service. I used Martin's recap kit for the crossovers. The top of the picture is the before. The bottom part is the after.

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Here are the new surrounds on the left speaker. They work great now.  I did cut open the dust caps and use my acetate shims to align the cones before gluing down the surrounds to the baskets.  I just feel safer that way.  I use Aleene's clear glue to re-seal the dust caps where I made the incision. All of the Aleene's glue should dry clear but I like using the type that also starts out clear for this application. The speaker to the right is my original MS150 speaker. I currently have both sets of speakers connected to the Beomaster 8000. They really fill the room with sound.

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The MS150.2 pair of speakers had some noticeable scratches on the tops of the cabinets. Søren Mexico gave me a quick tutorial on refinishing the rosewood veneer and I think the cabinets came out great.

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I love the rosewood grain, and the way the Beo carpenters made the veneer out of one piece so top and sides follow the grain pattern.

Good job John, congrats

Søren Mexico wrote:

I love the rosewood grain, and the way the Beo carpenters made the veneer out of one piece so top and sides follow the grain pattern.

Good job John, congrats

Thanks.  As good as these speakers look...my wife says I can't keep all four in the same room.  It's a good thing I didn't get the third pair out and work on them  :)  (maybe I'll get to them next year).

Looking great and nice work on the crossovers and the cabinets, looking like new!  

I used some Meguiars Supreme Shine protectant on the black fronts and it really made them pop!  It is an Armour All like product and evens out and deepens the black finish.  

indyaudio wrote:

Looking great and nice work on the crossovers and the cabinets, looking like new!  

I used some Meguiars Supreme Shine protectant on the black fronts and it really made them pop!  It is an Armour All like product and evens out and deepens the black finish.  

Cool, I will pick up a bottle. I was already looking for something to treat some Beovox RL60.2 and RL140 speaker cabinets.  The stuff that Leslie uses isn't sold in the USA. That Meguiars will probably do a good job on those too.

Thanks,
Sonavor

indyaudio wrote:

Looking great and nice work on the crossovers and the cabinets, looking like new!  

I used some Meguiars Supreme Shine protectant on the black fronts and it really made them pop!  It is an Armour All like product and evens out and deepens the black finish.  

Nice tip, thanks.

Great work, John.

I've actually "downsized" my speakers.  Most listening is done on with the smaller Beovox in my collection, and the bigger pieces have been banished to the garage.  Perhaps I'm getting too old?????

Great workmanship John! It's fun to do, right?