Great thread and really good work! 

I fancy a pair myself but they are not at all common from what I have seen.

Also, notice your Beolit 500 there. Did you manage to find a wall bracket for it in the end? 

Ben

Cheers Ben! 

With hindsight I was really lucky to find a pair of the KEF passive radiators in great condition as donors (which was after I'd bought the 5702s!) else I could have been scuppered. From the scouting around I've done it doesn't look as if getting replacement surrounds for those is possible and they seem to be the thing that disintegrates. With that in mind the 5700s may be a safer option? I've kept the original slaves though and will get them restored if the chance arises.

The 5702s are big old things and weight a ton but I love the look of them with the flat front and slim aluminium edging - the later S speakers don't look as good to me personally!

As for the 500 I didn't find a bracket so decided to fabricate one using measurements from the actual Beolit. I sketched up a rudimentary technical drawing and made a card template and over a few evolutions had a pretty solid design.

I used a 30cm aluminium ruler as a base starting point and it all went pretty well until attempting the final 90 degree bend at which point the aluminium fractured. 😭 At that point I left it in the shed for another day! One day I'll attempt another one but it would be much easier if someone could laser cut one and machine bend it out of 1mm steel! 😁

I’ve just picked up a pair of 5702’s in exactly the same condition. I’m glad that there are fixes for them.

They look pretty battered, I’ll upload some pics over the weekend.

How much did it cost you overall?

I can't remember what I spent exactly but I've used them every day since and so whatever it was I'd say it was worth it!

Cracking job Dave.......it's good to see your putting your free time to good use ;~)

Craig

Congrats on your restoration!  You certainly got in these 5702 some of the best B&O made.  You put great attention to details and I'm sure they will be your best friends for a long time.  I know what you went thru, I just finished the restoration of M70's...

Sorry to hijack again, but these are mine.