how's this for buget componets?

[mrray13 30]

a pair of these tweets

and a pair of these for the mid and bass duties

these will be for my son's lil bookshelf system....x-overs undecided yet, might just grab a pair of car audio ones...lol..

lemme know what ya think....

and jim....hows about .5ft^3 tuned about 50hz sound for each tower?

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[Chevy350TPI 12]

Those are the 5.25's I used in my towers ... awesome drivers.

[mrray13 30]

Those are the 5.25's I used in my towers ... awesome drivers.

sweetness...lol..

i need to look up those tweets u bought as well....

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[Chevy350TPI 12]

sweetness...lol..

i need to look up those tweets u bought as well....

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http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.c...277-010&scqty=2

Shielded version (DMS-29) is $5 more per driver.

Morel has some nice cheaper ones though.

[mrray13 30]

i think i'm going to stick with the tweets i picked out..they have a wider freq response. and i wanna hear what the chamber does for them...lol..

now, i need to figure out the enclosure size and tuning...

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[psycho72 1]

I think the reference series daytons were what everyone at Elite was saying were very nice for the money. What are they gonna look like? You gonna do regular rect boxes or one of those fancy cabinets they have instrucitons for at partsx?

[mrray13 30]

I think the reference series daytons were what everyone at Elite was saying were very nice for the money. What are they gonna look like? You gonna do regular rect boxes or one of those fancy cabinets they have instrucitons for at partsx?

i dunno..i was hoping frosty would get in here and give me a hint...lol...

looks like i gotta join a diy h/t forum....

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[mrray13 30]

decided to use these 7" drivers for the midbass/sub bass duties....

also, going to use memphis mclass x-overs for the moment. that might change later...

boxes are looking to be about .3ft^3 tuned about 69hz..but that will change with these new drivers, i'm sure...lol...

JIM...GET IN HERE!!

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[Supa_c 1]

They have a funky ohm load

[mrray13 30]

yeah, but for what he needs and my first stab at something resembling h/t (for myself), i think it'll work. i've got a cheapo RS spl meter that i can use to compare his "factory" speakers to these when i'm done...lol...

how's one of the first ever home spl comps sound?? lol

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[Chevy350TPI 12]

how's one of the first ever home spl comps sound?? lol

We'll wait until the uber sees a PE 1000 watt plate on each coil

I think the Dayton alums would be a good choice for your first adventure - I was going to use them, don't know if you remember ... then I was steered towards the RS and Classics when I realized I could afford them.

[mrray13 30]

how's one of the first ever home spl comps sound?? lol

We'll wait until the uber sees a PE 1000 watt plate on each coil

I think the Dayton alums would be a good choice for your first adventure - I was going to use them, don't know if you remember ... then I was steered towards the RS and Classics when I realized I could afford them.

yeah..that uber oughta just about own all...lol...

yeah, i remember that..but for the price difference (like $2 per), i thought what the hell?! anyway..they should be here in a few days and the pics and building and testing shall commence!!

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[Chevy350TPI 12]

yeah, i remember that..but for the price difference (like $2 per), i thought what the hell?! anyway..they should be here in a few days and the pics and building and testing shall commence!!

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Oooo nice

[JimJ 11]

looks like i gotta join a diy h/t forum....

DIYaudio would be my first choice...along with AudioAsylum...

I'll post my repsonse to your thread tomorrow when I'm in better condition to answer it

[kuijo 0]

how many watts with ur tube amps and highly efficent drivers does it take to fill up a nice sized room,bass wise, jim?

[Acidburn 10]

how many watts with ur tube amps and highly efficent drivers does it take to fill up a nice sized room,bass wise, jim?

some of Jim's amps are less than 3wpc iirc

[JimJ 11]

The Decware Zen I used to have was 2wpc @ 2 ohms. I was using 92dB/W speakers on it, and although it filled the room nicely at low to moderate volumes, I couldn't crank it up as loud as I wanted it without it distorting.

My new 2A3 rig is going to run 3.5w right before clipping, and the Klipsch's are 96db/W. That should provide enough grunt.

What do you mean, "bass wise"? SET amps aren't what you want if you're looking for powerful low bass response, even with efficient speakers. Push-pull amps would be better suited for that.

[mrray13 30]

update...

using the hifi tweeters and dayton alum woofers, crossover duties handled by memphis msynq 4x6 xovers (yep, they work!!)....in .66ft^3 tuned to 40hz.....

btw...bought the boy a jvc hx-z1 bookshelf yesterday, just the componet part, no speakers, for $40 from where my wife works. it comes with sub outs, already crossed over for the OEM speakers.

wow!! these thing sound sweet! man, with his new bookshelves and his 8" funkypup hooked (and now actually crossed over, it really does a good job. it's in ~.25ft^3 sealed and while not the loudest thing, it is really crisp and punchy. it also adds quite a bit of low end, i'm impressed for a $5 sub!) up, his room rocks!!

those dayton's are so clean and crisp, and can get low! the hi-fi fabric dome tweeters are crisp, clean and soooo smooth!! while not as loud, his system sounds way better then our rack!

for a budget setup, like $65, not including wood....thsi is the crispest, cleanest sounding bookshelf i've ever heard...for having about $150 total in it, it's one that's hard to beat!

man, i'm jealous......time to build new towers..lol....

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