Promise not to laugh

Moondog55 · 15th July 2009, 06:20 AM

An acquaintance has just "upgraded to a B*$e HT system and has given me all his old speakers.
I have sitting on a table here an even dozen little driversshielded drivers ( I won't dignify them by calling them woofers) 8 from little LG HT in a box systems, 80mm dia. and 8R nominal plus another 2 from a Panasonic and another 4 little 65mm Panasonic drivers that had 2.2uF caps in front of them.
Also one of those awful LG ported subwoofer boxes, but a reasonable looking 190mm shielded woofer in it.

All drivers work, and sound quality isn't great but improved when I put a 150uF cap in series to cut some of the bass.
Pictures will follow of course.
OK I'm now open to suggestions, and I don't fish so no anchor jokes please.
I am sort of thinking of an over the top pair of computer speakers using the 65mm driver as the tweeter.

Regards
Ted

CLS · 15th July 2009, 06:28 AM

Line array?

Moondog55 · 15th July 2009, 06:51 AM

Isn't 6 a side waaayyy over the top for computer speakers>?? but then I have wanted to try a line array for a while.

CLS · 15th July 2009, 07:09 AM

I've seen 3 per side.
6 would be nice

Or, do you have multi-channel sound card? Hehe, surround!

Moondog55 · 15th July 2009, 07:22 AM

Sound card is broken so that is a possibility but lets keep these as stereo

PeteMcK · 16th July 2009, 12:25 AM

the Panasonics could be good...
esp. mated with a good small woofer - but this is where Hoffman's Iron law is particularly ferrous....

konman · 16th July 2009, 01:18 AM

you could make micro folded horns for the 80mm to get some more bass out of them

Pano · 16th July 2009, 01:23 AM

7.1 Surround Sound Headphones?

Dubly Stereo?

Key · 16th July 2009, 01:42 AM

Someone gave me a system like this the other day with the "woofer" (4 inch haha) broken and missing.

I stuck them in my bathroom with a couple mics and made a "reverb chamber". Used it on a recording and now they are with all the other junk I have collected in the garage.

Think I will gut the amp out of the subwoofer unit and find some use for it.

Ideas? hmm maybe make some experimental rear surround speakers. Diffuse or firing in as many directions as you can manage.

Hmm didn't see you say keep it stereo.

How about this - glue all the drivers back to back (Push-Push) and build a box/baffle around them. Or how about no baffle. Take off the dust covers and make a phase plug/stand by glueing a metal pole onto the center/magnet and have them fire up and down.

planet10 · 16th July 2009, 04:28 AM

pictures!!!

dave

15th July 2009, 06:20 AM	#1
Moondog55 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Norlane; Geelong: Victoria: Australia	Promise not to laugh An acquaintance has just "upgraded to a B*$e HT system and has given me all his old speakers. I have sitting on a table here an even dozen little driversshielded drivers ( I won't dignify them by calling them woofers) 8 from little LG HT in a box systems, 80mm dia. and 8R nominal plus another 2 from a Panasonic and another 4 little 65mm Panasonic drivers that had 2.2uF caps in front of them. Also one of those awful LG ported subwoofer boxes, but a reasonable looking 190mm shielded woofer in it. All drivers work, and sound quality isn't great but improved when I put a 150uF cap in series to cut some of the bass. Pictures will follow of course. OK I'm now open to suggestions, and I don't fish so no anchor jokes please. I am sort of thinking of an over the top pair of computer speakers using the 65mm driver as the tweeter. Regards Ted __________________ QUOTE" The more I know, the more I know, I know (insert maniacal laugh >here<) NOTHING"

15th July 2009, 06:51 AM	#3
Moondog55 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Norlane; Geelong: Victoria: Australia	Isn't 6 a side waaayyy over the top for computer speakers>?? but then I have wanted to try a line array for a while. __________________ QUOTE" The more I know, the more I know, I know (insert maniacal laugh >here<) NOTHING"

15th July 2009, 07:22 AM	#5
Moondog55 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Norlane; Geelong: Victoria: Australia	Sound card is broken so that is a possibility but lets keep these as stereo __________________ QUOTE" The more I know, the more I know, I know (insert maniacal laugh >here<) NOTHING"

16th July 2009, 12:25 AM	#6
PeteMcK diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney	the Panasonics could be good... esp. mated with a good small woofer - but this is where Hoffman's Iron law is particularly ferrous.... __________________ ‘today… there lives alongside the twentieth century the tenth or thirteenth. A hundred million people use electricity and still believe in the magic power of signs and exorcisms” Trotsky

16th July 2009, 01:23 AM	#8
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15th July 2009, 06:28 AM	#2
CLS diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Taiwan	Line array?

15th July 2009, 07:09 AM	#4
CLS diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Taiwan	I've seen 3 per side. 6 would be nice Or, do you have multi-channel sound card? Hehe, surround!

16th July 2009, 01:18 AM	#7
konman diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009	you could make micro folded horns for the 80mm to get some more bass out of them

16th July 2009, 01:42 AM	#9
Key diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009	Someone gave me a system like this the other day with the "woofer" (4 inch haha) broken and missing. I stuck them in my bathroom with a couple mics and made a "reverb chamber". Used it on a recording and now they are with all the other junk I have collected in the garage. Think I will gut the amp out of the subwoofer unit and find some use for it. Ideas? hmm maybe make some experimental rear surround speakers. Diffuse or firing in as many directions as you can manage. Hmm didn't see you say keep it stereo. How about this - glue all the drivers back to back (Push-Push) and build a box/baffle around them. Or how about no baffle. Take off the dust covers and make a phase plug/stand by glueing a metal pole onto the center/magnet and have them fire up and down.

16th July 2009, 04:28 AM	#10
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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