hey audio nyerds any pro tips for scoping out speakers at thrift stores

today I'm refoaming some cheap 25-year-old speakers; it would be less trouble to replace them, but I'd like to keep them out of the landfill and the repair is pretty easy to do

there must be an awful lot of serviceable speakers that have been trashed just because their foam broke down

audio nyerds, please share inspirational stories of thrift store finds, dumpster rescues, and related DIY scores

my main speakers are a pair of Bowers and Wilkins DM1400s that I picked up off the street - one of the rubber driver surrounds was partly loose and I re-glued it and they sound excellent - I tried a pair of (highly-regarded) Spendor BC1s in the same room and didn't like these nearly as much

I also have a pair of Kef 104ABs that I bought from a garage sale, they are beautiful speakers and great with organic tones - I listened to a lot of jazz after buying them

second-hand hi-fi gear is a huge delight to me - most of the well-made stuff still works to a high level or is a relatively simple repair - feels good to be keeping this stuff out of landfill, also enjoy tinkering with components that I would have coveted 30 years ago but never been able to afford

I need to replace the foam on my sennheisers but they haven’t made this model in years

there's probably aftermarket stuff out there ... try searching on "foam pads" and the model number