Newbie with Mikasa Speakers

dsrtjeeper · 18th April 2011, 04:46 AM

Hello from AZ! I just purchased a pair of Mikasa. Instead of Fostex drivers; they seem to have Asian woofers and seperate tweeters. The angled reflector is missing on the back of the cabinet behind the main driver. Here's my problems:

1) The imaging is pretty poor even when toed in a good bit. In comparison; I have Klipsch Quartets that are crystal clear, very open midrange and imaging champs.

2) The cabinet sings with the music. I can hear it at my listening position where mids become very harsh at times. I walked up to the speakers and listened through the upper bass ports. The resonance is pretty bad coming out the ports. It's virtually unlistenable. At my listening position; I can hear that the vocals are boxy or wooden sounding.

Could the missing diflector behind the driver cause this? I wouldn't think so. Maybe I need to add dampening to the cabinet?

I really love the bass of these speakers and they work so well in my 12'x10' listening room. I want to make them work. That spooky realism I get with the Klipsch is missing in action with these Mikasa.

HELP!!!
Thanks!
Eric

dsrtjeeper · 18th April 2011, 05:32 AM

Woofers are Pioneer A11 and tweets are Dayton Audio ND16FA-6 5/8" Neodymium Dome Tweeter.

planet10 · 18th April 2011, 06:19 AM

Pictures?

dave

dsrtjeeper · 18th April 2011, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by planet10

Pictures?

dave

I will take some tomorrow. I think you've seen these and they have the removeable front driver baffle.

dsrtjeeper · 18th April 2011, 04:04 PM

ok....how do I post pics here? The toolbar won't work for me for smilies, links, pics, etc... Can I upload pics on my computer?Thanks!

Cal Weldon · 18th April 2011, 04:08 PM

Go down to 'manage attachments'

digits · 18th April 2011, 04:10 PM

Click Go advanced, then click manage attachments under the field you type into....

dsrtjeeper · 18th April 2011, 04:33 PM

I don't know if I have insufficient priveledges or what being I am new. I have no "Advanced" option below and the posting toolbar above won't respond for me.

dsrtjeeper · 19th April 2011, 12:21 AM

Anyone???

planet10 · 19th April 2011, 01:47 AM

Attachments are currently broken,

dave

18th April 2011, 04:46 AM	#1
dsrtjeeper diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: AZ	Newbie with Mikasa Speakers Hello from AZ! I just purchased a pair of Mikasa. Instead of Fostex drivers; they seem to have Asian woofers and seperate tweeters. The angled reflector is missing on the back of the cabinet behind the main driver. Here's my problems: 1) The imaging is pretty poor even when toed in a good bit. In comparison; I have Klipsch Quartets that are crystal clear, very open midrange and imaging champs. 2) The cabinet sings with the music. I can hear it at my listening position where mids become very harsh at times. I walked up to the speakers and listened through the upper bass ports. The resonance is pretty bad coming out the ports. It's virtually unlistenable. At my listening position; I can hear that the vocals are boxy or wooden sounding. Could the missing diflector behind the driver cause this? I wouldn't think so. Maybe I need to add dampening to the cabinet? I really love the bass of these speakers and they work so well in my 12'x10' listening room. I want to make them work. That spooky realism I get with the Klipsch is missing in action with these Mikasa. HELP!!! Thanks! Eric

18th April 2011, 06:19 AM	#3
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	Pictures? dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

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19th April 2011, 01:47 AM	#10
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18th April 2011, 05:32 AM	#2
dsrtjeeper diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: AZ	Woofers are Pioneer A11 and tweets are Dayton Audio ND16FA-6 5/8" Neodymium Dome Tweeter.

18th April 2011, 04:04 PM	#5
dsrtjeeper diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: AZ	ok....how do I post pics here? The toolbar won't work for me for smilies, links, pics, etc... Can I upload pics on my computer?Thanks!

18th April 2011, 04:10 PM	#7
digits diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2011	Click Go advanced, then click manage attachments under the field you type into....

18th April 2011, 04:33 PM	#8
dsrtjeeper diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: AZ	I don't know if I have insufficient priveledges or what being I am new. I have no "Advanced" option below and the posting toolbar above won't respond for me.

19th April 2011, 12:21 AM	#9
dsrtjeeper diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: AZ	Anyone???

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