bookshelf stuff

[mrray13 30]

and i'm going to be lazy..lol..

but here's the start of the bookshelf speakers for my boy's room....

i'll be using memphis mclass crossovers for now...

but anyway..onto the pics...

the box and what's inside...

1.5" flared port tubes....yep, gotta go vented!!

textile dome tweeters..for that warm, fuzzy sound...lol

what?? more boxes???

6.5 (or 7, whichever) alum cone mid/subs......

can u say wheeeeeeeeeeeeee??

now, to figure out the cabinets.......

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

looks like a great project

[Chevy350TPI 12]

Nice stuff - should be great when they're done.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Nice buddy, NICE!

[mrray13 30]

and here's the finished product!!!

they are 2db louder then the OEM pos's according to my RS meter. same songs, same mic location....i even did it with one of the new speakers sitting on the floor!!!

anyway, on with the show....

one stained, one not..from the front and back....red mahagony stain (he likes it)

everything installed....

what he had.....

old vs new...and the new setup...

while the new is head and shoulders better then the old, his radio sucks balls. so that will get replaced soon...

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Chevy350TPI 12]

They look nice

So you like the Dayon alums eh?

[mrray13 30]

yeah, i do...even freeair, they had a tremendous amount of bass for what they are and the power they were getting!

his radio just introduces way too much distortion, regardless of speaker used....i'm going to hook them up to the pioneer tomorrow just to listen to them some more!

btw, those are ~.66ft^3 enclosures, tuned to ~40hz...it's a great combination!

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[JimJ 11]

Not bad...

once I get speakers for them, I promise I'll show more pics of your creations that I have

[mrray13 30]

thanks jim! i don't like the stain, but the dayton's look good in there..

also, i have no clue if the setup is correct..lol...but after reading over at ditaudio, i decided teh port should be directly behind the tweeter,with the tweet and mid inline and about 6" from center to center. it sounds better darn good, but i have yet to really listen to it...

can't wait to see ur cabinets with drivers in them!

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[JimJ 11]

I've found that rear-firing ports have better midrange dispersion...and you can get better in-room gains by corner loading them. Same thing goes for PR's, too.

[mrray13 30]

cool...i'll have to try corner loading them.....about how far away should i put them from the corner?

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[JimJ 11]

experiment...usually a few inches is good.

[JimJ 11]

Are those Xovers optimized at all for the speakers, or did you sort of kludge that together? :ph34r:

[mrray13 30]

they are actually memphis mclass 4x6 xovers...

i don't have a clue where to start on designing/building my own. so i threw this big memphis bandaid in there for now...

so don't laugh at me to hard...

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[mrray13 30]

pic showing the xovers...look into the boxes..u'll see them...lol..

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[JimJ 11]

true OG-style...whatever makes it work

Hell, for something like that you could probably get away with a simple 1st order Xover setup, if you're short on power.

[Acidburn 10]

the x-over parts for my bookshelves cost almost as much as the drivers themselves

[JimJ 11]

You used Black Gates and Auricaps, didn't you...

true OG's wind their own inductors...

[Acidburn 10]

You used Black Gates and Auricaps, didn't you...

true OG's wind their own inductors...

nope, just used whatever i could find at Madisound

28 pieces for the 2 x-overs...

[Supa_c 1]

The tweeter is crooked.

That CD player is weak, those speakers are probably getting a good 20-30W, if that.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

they look excellent kent

[mrray13 30]

The tweeter is crooked.

That CD player is weak, those speakers are probably getting a good 20-30W, if that.

i wanted the tweeter crooked..

the cd player is weak...going to buy him a new one...and it's rated 25wrms @ 4ohm....but i doubt it..lol..

but thanks for the input..hehe

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[mrray13 30]

and i went for cheap..lol...those xovers were free...figured they would work well enough for now. i might upgrade them later, i'm going to wait till after i buy him a new bookshelf to decide.

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

I would say find a good single CD player online and fine a sweet classic amplifer/receiver from a yard sale

[mrray13 30]

I would say find a good single CD player online and fine a sweet classic amplifer/receiver from a yard sale

hmmmmmmm...

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee