Philips loudspeaker restoration ideas?

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Build open baffles or restore the original cabs?

  • Build open baffles

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  • Restore original cabs

    Votes: 2 66.7%

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Zilch

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I have a pair of vintage Philips RH496 speakers.  The drivers are in perfect condition, but the cabs need some work.

So I have two options.  I can either restore the original (sealed) cabinets.  Or I can go the very popular route and build a pair of open baffles.

I really don't care which option I go with.  On the one hand I have never experienced proper open baffle speakers, but on the other hand the cabs I have are in good condition (they only need some cosmetic TLC).

Which do you think I should go for?  Either way, this'll be a fun weekend project :rubhands:
 

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