The front and the back of the cabinet are a very rigid plastic (seems the same as what I ran into with my S40 refurb project), and the sides, top and bottom are best described as "rough wood vinyl that is restorable." I listened to a bit of music with them back at the house on the floor of my garage without any care to placement. They sounded

I rescued a pair of Beovox M70s (without grills or stands) from a very nice guy who insisted on demonstrating them for me by playing the tuner section of an Altec Lansing receiver from "back in the day." Who knew Altec Lansing once made home receivers? Anyway, wouldn't have been a problem, except the otherwise very nice guy was driving

Evan, nice thread and very nice work so far. And to think you're afraid of a little woofer refoam job!!!! I might have to do something similar to my scratched up, but fully functional BM 2400. Good luck on the finish....

I don't think Ebay realizes its customers are the sellers, not the buyers.

The Beomaster 5500 and control panel 5500 were $999 in 1988, I remember that. I really considered one at the time, but I had become a "separates" snob by then, and had started building my own speakers. I was using an old Phase Linear 400 to drive a pair of towers I'd built with Vifa drivers. You could get a 10" Vifa woofer for about

[quote user="Dillen"] I've been called many things in my life. Yoda is a first but not one of the worst and I take it as a compliment. Martin [/quote] Actually, the intent was for me to be Yoda (I am not worthy), and the quote I was stealing would really have equated you with Obi-Wan!

[quote user="burantek"] [quote user="Rich"]Or am I the only guy who yelled at his college roommates for putting cassette cases on the turntable dust cover?[/quote] You should have been present when a "friend" placed his ginormous 7-11 BIG GULP down on top of my MINT BC7000 TT lid! [/quote] On page 454 of the Man Code, under

Gotta put some pressure on my wife....though no Precious to be found..... this seems like a good way to start a Man Cave....

[quote user="Dillen"] And you will need shim'ing. Those woofers are too precious to skip that step. I still haven't understood why people prefer to skip this important step. Martin [/quote] The following is to be heard in your head as if Yoda were speaking: Yyyyeeeesssss.....to Martin you listen!!!!!

[quote user="Rich"] Well, I won a $25 Beomaster 2400 last week. Last night, I received it. I have not hooked up a phonograph or a line level source as yet, but everything appears to be working. The sound (with the tuner) seems flawless, the sliders are noiseless, the switches all work, all the lamps burn brightly (see picture), the presets