RevelF32 in good shape, or RevelF50 in bad shape?


Hello Everybody!
I could use some help here. I'd like to buy a pair of speakers. I could buy a pair of Revel F32 in very good shape for 1000 pounds, or a pair of Revel F50 in pretty bad shape with serviced mid woofers.
The first question is, how big the gap is between the two quality wise? I have the DK Design VS1 Reference MK3 amplifier and the Sony SCD-XA 5400 SACD player with a pair of Bower&Wilkins 604S3 speakers.
I don't have chance to demo them, so I have to make up my mind based on my knowledge and based on yours...........! Thanks for any advise.
yba_us

Showing 1 response by mechans

It depends on what the servicing is. Two solutions to the problem are good. One is a simple replacement of the driver, I don't think you can fix a burnt voice coil as in truly blown drovers. The second could have been a rotted suround being replaced, this also is benign if done by a pro and in your case it probably was. I should have added a third possibility, the actual cones suffered damage. Onc again if done by a pro a reconing job could be quite benign.
The fact that both drivers had service is not unusual as the owner would have wanted to ensure equal sound coming from both speakers, I know I did that with my JM labs speakers I removed both tweeters but only one was damaged I uised the actual JM tweeters for that because a friend of mine is a speaker repair guy who had access to them.