Quote Originally Posted by Altec Best View Post
Wouldn't that indicate right there a restoration ? New paint ?



Now to me again that would indicate a restoration IMO ! I have never seen a pair pulled from a theater with 4 perfect stickers not a scratch on the cabs either anywhere ! Whenever you apply new paint to anything it can be considered a restoration IMHO !
You're mis-understanding........... I never said they weren't restored. New paint, yes a restoration*. Nice stickers, not a restoration necessarily. A cabinet that's been sitting undisturbed in a theater can still have nice stickers. The cabinet I bought from Studio 28 had a hole burned in one side, something heavy enough to crush it, fall on it, and it still had one nearly perfect sticker.

*assuming things are done well, if done badly, it's just something else to fix. I'd probably call a re-paint, a re-paint, and not a restoration since a restoration could involve much more....... but I wouldn't argue that point with anyone on something as simple as a speaker. It's not like a car.