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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

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yba_us OP
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Hi Theo,
thank you so much. This is all I have to know. I have owned the F30 few years back, and I was really crazy for it's performance. A friend has almost the same system as mine, and the "little"F30 sounds fantastic. I seen this F50 in bad shape on ebay, and I was thinking to buy it, but I'm afraid of those mid bass speakers, which are were serviced by audax technicians. Not like I have any problem with them, but I'm not sure if the speakers have the same spec after fixing those blown voice coils. Would anyone able to tell me, if those mid woofers 100% fixable? The F32 is in 10/9 shape, so that would be the logical choice, but I never heard any of them, and this is why I hesitate so much. Thanks again, Tibor:-)
yba_us OP
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Thank you so much for everyone. You GUYS helped me a lot. One more questions please. This is what the owner e-mailed me today: e-mail one
Everything is completely original apart from the mid range drivers which have been repaired by Wembley Loudspeakers at quite a high cost! The voice coil lead out wires had broken off inside the mid range units so they had to strip them and replace the coils.

Audax actually made the drive units for Revel. That is quite normal as you may or not know. Not all speaker manufacturers make their own drive units. They are not "off the shelf" replacements but are the original speaker units repaired. All bass and tweeter units are untouched.

Any more queries, more than welcome.
E-mail two:
Hi Tibor

They are to original spec, not modified. All bass units and both tweeters are original and not repaired. Both mids are original too but have been repaired, as advised in another message.

It is quite normal for speaker manufacturers to buy in drive units (built to their own specification) and there are no Audax stickers anywhere. I just know, by looking at them and the "made in France" stickers that they are Audax. They are not replacements.

Hope that helps.

Regards

John

Is it possible that REVEL uses AUDAX drivers?

Thanks for your time!!!
yba_us OP
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O.K. Guys! I have heard enough now. I'll go for the F32. Such a brand like REVEL probably never takes any step backwards, so I can't go wrong anyhow. I have loved my revel before, so I'm sure I'll love the F32 too.
I'm not worry about power, since I have the DK Design VS1 Reference MK3 amplifier on hand. It could drive anything so far.
Thanks for every advice and thoughts.

Music forever!!!:-)
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