can anyone tell me about Fonovox ?

Bigun · 19th July 2010, 01:43 AM

Not sure if this is against any rules - but this thread failed over on the multi-way forum so I'm hoping instead for some experts on the full range forum who might have something they can tell me about an old speaker ?

Can you tell me more about this FONOVOX speaker ??

planet10 · 19th July 2010, 02:53 AM

The cabinet design is reminisant of a single i had thru here. I like it. The drivers are RSC. The tweeters aren't much to get excited about. The 6.5" full-range could be one of th emore interesting ones. That basket was used to house a number of different cones, and yours have the medium small alnico motor. Can you pull the driver and post a picture of the front (be careful, when undoing the nuts it is far too easy to pull the driver part way up and accidentially drop it on one of the bolts sticking out from the baffle punchering the cone)

dave

Bigun · 21st July 2010, 01:52 AM

snapshots.... woofer and tweeter

what dyer think ?

planet10 · 21st July 2010, 02:34 AM

OK, you don't have anything real exciting...

dave

Bigun · 21st July 2010, 03:20 AM

are they useful for anything ? - other than testing out dangerous amplifiers..

planet10 · 21st July 2010, 03:59 AM

They'd probably be OK in a shop OB

dave

picowallspeaker · 21st July 2010, 01:41 PM

Hello ! that's what I'm doing : using old drivers as waveguides ! I know those could be obtained with a few bucks ,the plastic ones ...but the time those WG take for coating ,and sanding,and coating..and sanding is priceless !! Haha It's summertime and just doing that I'm sweating a lot ! WG are good for any tweeter ,paper cone ,dome ,specially the anular ones like Vifas .

chris661 · 21st July 2010, 01:58 PM

Hmmm...

It's usually things like that that I'd keep for use in a garage/shed/other dangerous workplace, to play music while you work. It cost little, so if it's destroyed by dust/shrapnel, it's cheap to replace.

picowallspeaker · 22nd July 2010, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by picowallspeaker

...specially the anular ones like Vifas .

I was meaning ring radiator . Cut the magnet away ,also half of steel of the basket . Pull off the wires and remove the resinous glue ,then make a hole of 1 or 2 inches. That's it . then comes the difficult part :making the tweeter aligning perfectly to the waveguide .Oh sorry ! I see you're using loudspeakers with single driver ...well ,it's nice experimenting with theory and empiricism

19th July 2010, 01:43 AM	#1
Bigun diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: K-W Ontario Blog Entries: 2	can anyone tell me about Fonovox ? Not sure if this is against any rules - but this thread failed over on the multi-way forum so I'm hoping instead for some experts on the full range forum who might have something they can tell me about an old speaker ? Can you tell me more about this FONOVOX speaker ?? __________________ "The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. There isn't any other test. If the machine produces tranquility it's right. If it disturbs you it's wrong until either the machine or your mind is changed." Robert M Pirsig.

19th July 2010, 02:53 AM	#2
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	The cabinet design is reminisant of a single i had thru here. I like it. The drivers are RSC. The tweeters aren't much to get excited about. The 6.5" full-range could be one of th emore interesting ones. That basket was used to house a number of different cones, and yours have the medium small alnico motor. Can you pull the driver and post a picture of the front (be careful, when undoing the nuts it is far too easy to pull the driver part way up and accidentially drop it on one of the bolts sticking out from the baffle punchering the cone) dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

21st July 2010, 02:34 AM	#4
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	OK, you don't have anything real exciting... dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

21st July 2010, 03:20 AM	#5
Bigun diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: K-W Ontario Blog Entries: 2	are they useful for anything ? - other than testing out dangerous amplifiers.. __________________ "The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. There isn't any other test. If the machine produces tranquility it's right. If it disturbs you it's wrong until either the machine or your mind is changed." Robert M Pirsig.

21st July 2010, 03:59 AM	#6
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	They'd probably be OK in a shop OB dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA


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21st July 2010, 01:41 PM	#7
picowallspeaker diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Hello ! that's what I'm doing : using old drivers as waveguides ! I know those could be obtained with a few bucks ,the plastic ones ...but the time those WG take for coating ,and sanding,and coating..and sanding is priceless !! Haha It's summertime and just doing that I'm sweating a lot ! WG are good for any tweeter ,paper cone ,dome ,specially the anular ones like Vifas .

21st July 2010, 01:58 PM	#8
chris661 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire Blog Entries: 7	Hmmm... It's usually things like that that I'd keep for use in a garage/shed/other dangerous workplace, to play music while you work. It cost little, so if it's destroyed by dust/shrapnel, it's cheap to replace. __________________ "Throwing parts at a failure is like throwing sponges at a rainstorm." - Enzo My setup: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi...tang-band.html

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