My mutt speakers I built
halo71
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Mutt in the sense they have CV cross overs, Peerless tweeters, Alesis mids and Elemental Designs woofers.:biggrin:
Nothing measured, plotted, graphed for mating these drivers with the cabinets. Only thing is the specs on the woofers and the volume of the cabinets almost match perfectly.
I picked up these "white van" speakers last summer at a flea market for $10. Thought about putting them in my daughters room, no biggy, they make noise they'll be okay. Nope, they sounded so $hitty so I put them in the garage. And put some Mirage speakers in her room.
They were about to go on the burn pile a few days ago. I started to pull the drivers out to toss in the trash before burning the cabinets. But they actually are built pretty damn good. So I got the idea to put new drivers in.
And I must admit, they sound pretty damn good now! :eek:
The mids and tweeters are in a separate enclosure.
The bottom mids in each cabinet are original, they had yellow cones so I painted them black.
They originally has 10" woofers. I routed them out for the 12"s.
Painted the silver metal covers black as well that cover the mids and tweeter. And ended up with these.
Might build some feet for them next.
EDIT: And yes.....the carpet if mauve (so the wife calls it) and it is on the list to be replaced!
Nothing measured, plotted, graphed for mating these drivers with the cabinets. Only thing is the specs on the woofers and the volume of the cabinets almost match perfectly.
I picked up these "white van" speakers last summer at a flea market for $10. Thought about putting them in my daughters room, no biggy, they make noise they'll be okay. Nope, they sounded so $hitty so I put them in the garage. And put some Mirage speakers in her room.
They were about to go on the burn pile a few days ago. I started to pull the drivers out to toss in the trash before burning the cabinets. But they actually are built pretty damn good. So I got the idea to put new drivers in.
And I must admit, they sound pretty damn good now! :eek:
The mids and tweeters are in a separate enclosure.
The bottom mids in each cabinet are original, they had yellow cones so I painted them black.
They originally has 10" woofers. I routed them out for the 12"s.
Painted the silver metal covers black as well that cover the mids and tweeter. And ended up with these.
Might build some feet for them next.
EDIT: And yes.....the carpet if mauve (so the wife calls it) and it is on the list to be replaced!
--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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Ha, I love it, nice work. I've got a pair of Yamaha's in the basement that look VERY similar to those, 12" woofer side mounted, 2x mids and a tweet, the high suck on mine, but they WILL move some air.
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You did a decent job. As long as they sound good, they're good.
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If you want SDA, you gotta get SDA. There is no substitute.
Maybe someday.>
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Ken, I been waiting on you to sell me a pair! See what I have had to resort to?
The Inifinty's have pacified me for the time being though.--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
Wow, tough crowd. :biggrin:--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
Nice jobSpeakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs -
I like the carpet. I'm sure it makes the room seem friendly.
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I did something like that years ago with a pair of genises speakers. Yours look a lot better than what I made. Nice job, you lucked out that they sound good. You never know what will happen but thats part of the fun. :afro Main system: Lyngdorf TDAI 2170 w/ Pioneer 42" plazma-> Polk LSiM 703 w/Tivo, Marantz tuner, BRPTT: Nothingham Spacedeck-> Pioneer PL L1000 linear arm-> Soundsmith DL 103R-> SUT->Bottlehead ErosDigital: I3 PC w/ Jriver playing flac -> Sonore Ultrarendu -> Twisted Pair Audio ESS 9028 w/ Mercury IVY Vinyl rips: ESI Juli@24/192-> i3 PC server
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I swear, these should not sound this nice. For no more money and time I have in them. I've never been much of a fan of side mounted woofers but damn these have nice bass. The peerless tweeters may be a bit on the shrill side though.--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
You should put a 2.2 uf mylar cap inline with the tweeter.
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Nice work!
