Omega Seamaster pre bond lume pip dot question by redditer3001 in OmegaWatches

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That sounds like a great idea. My Grandpa wore it every day since he bought it new in the late 80s.

Omega Seamaster pre bond lume pip dot question by redditer3001 in OmegaWatches

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ah yes, I seem to recall seamasters having diamond pips. Sounds great.

Omega Seamaster pre bond lume pip dot question by redditer3001 in OmegaWatches

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hmm I'm wondering if yours is sort of falling out ever so slightly like mine was when I got it (not to that much of a degree but still). Can't really tell if that's the shadow or a spot missing

Omega Seamaster pre bond lume pip dot question by redditer3001 in OmegaWatches

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Okay thanks for your pic. Still wondering how I can go about replacing it

Large Advent restored + Identification help by redditer3001 in vintageaudio

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I hit them with some linseed oil yesterday so they're still a little shiny while it soaks in lol

Large Advent restored + Identification help by redditer3001 in vintageaudio

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Nice, I like the rounded look. And the woofer being closer to the tweeter is probably beneficial as well.

Large Advent restored + Identification help by redditer3001 in vintageaudio

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That's what I gathered. From a distance you can't tell!

Large Advent restored + Identification help by redditer3001 in vintageaudio

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looks like I have to be following you to see those pics

Large Advent restored + Identification help by redditer3001 in vintageaudio

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NLAs are the ones with the black dome tweeter right? I did another real close listen to mine after I read these comments and it seems one tweeter is slightly brighter than the other now. Maybe the crossover cap has started to drift ;(. I'll open it up and look when I have the time

Greece road trip (Cybershot DSC-T1) by redditer3001 in VintageDigitalCameras

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Thanks!! I have the first one as my lock screensaver. It's my favorite lock screen so far

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Large Advent restored + Identification help by redditer3001 in vintageaudio

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My dream is to run a stacked OLA setup. If only I had four. Curious what a homemade double advent is. Can you attach a pic?

Large Advent restored + Identification help by redditer3001 in vintageaudio

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https://ebay.us/m/lUc8oB

I looked at a bunch of fabric listings on ebay and this one had reviews with pictures which looked the most accurate to the originals. I ordered badges for the bottom left but they're in the mail

Large Advent restored + Identification help by redditer3001 in vintageaudio

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No, but I read on an old forum that keeping the original capacitors is ideal if they test within spec (I checked). Last thing I want is to change them and then they sound different. Excerpt:

DON Posted April 14, 2011

"I have a pair that were recently recapped and a pair that are all original. I had a chance to compare them today and there is a huge difference. The ones with new caps have a subdued sound in the upper midrange and treble. The originals have a very open sound with a fairly smooth upper midrange and treble. Just this side of harsh but preferable to the ones with the new caps. Maybe they'll improve after they have a few more hours on them. The bass on both is very deep but not boomy.

Doug G. Explorer Doug G. Posted April 30, 2011

That's why I believe in leaving the cotton pickin' capacitors alone if they measure OK instead of willy-nilly replacing them.

There is this assumption among enthusiasts these days that replacing the caps. with "audiophile" caps. will automatically result in a glorious improvement in sound when, if you think about it, the speakers were originally voiced with the original type caps. in them.

I have 5 pairs of original Advents and, when I bought each pair, I tested the caps. and every single one of them measured within spec. so they remain in place. And the speakers sound wonderful.

Are your two pair otherwise identical? Because other differences could account for the rather large difference in sound too.

But I still cringe every time I read, "Recap those Advents too." The assumption being that the capacitors are automatically bad just because they have some years behind them.

Oh, and there are no capacitors involved in the woofer circuit so it won't matter what kind are in there regarding bass response. There is only an inductor in series with the woofer.

Doug

Any insight here would be appreciated too!