i'm a newbie and obviously in need of education so please mock my iggnorance

[w513mfs]

hi all i recently posted here asking a few questions about wiring but to cut a long story short.

I am a pretty decent amature chipy trying to build a pair of three way speakers for my man room with the following dimensions 3 & 1/4 inch mdf box which is 14" wide 2' high and 10" deep and finish the front in stained oak.

i am intending on putting a 10"jbl sub in bottom and a 5" jbl driver in the middle with a Piezo Horn on top,

now i have always used jbl equipment and i once worked at a redord label and they always used jbl and i was very impressed with them, but i have scoured this forum hi and low and see no mention of them any where just names of equipment i have never heard of.

now this may possibly be my ignorance and im hoping for a little education,

what are good speakers for what i intend to make if not jbl ? and is there a reason no body seems to use jbl on this forum? are they just crap commercial stuff?

[SY]

Har, har, har, yer iggerant!

Over the years, JBL made some great drivers- I'm surprised the search turned up nothing. I use their 18" jobs as subs. The setup you propose is probably workable and will be quite efficient. Great for rock especially.

Welcome to diyAudio- there's a lot of people here who will help you along the way.

[lduarte1973]

hi , i own a JBL250P Woofer and JBL lx 400 , and they are great drivers , but you can always find better if you´re willing to spend more money.Take a look at this site some good drivers here :

Home audio - Subwoofers • Europe Audio

[c2cthomas]

JBL makes great speakers!!! Many of us cannot afford them or find speakers that fit the bill for less money which leaves us with some extra cash. The extra cash comes in handy for flowers, candy, jewelery, dinner out, etc., with which to bribe significant other to allow big assssssss speakers into the house.

[firechief]

Six months ago I counln't even spell JBL. Then I went to the Cal Weldon school of speaker buying and hoarding.
Welcome to the forum, you are in the right place.

[w513mfs]

cheers all for reassuarrance feel better now, just out of curiosity what do you think of the plans i have outlined any idea on how you think they might work?

as for the wife just under a year married so getting away with all i can in honey moon period ha ha ha, her iggnorance is now bliss

[c2cthomas]

Originally Posted by firechief

Six months ago I counln't even spell JBL. Then I went to the Cal Weldon school of speaker buying and hoarding.
Welcome to the forum, you are in the right place.

I understand that the senior "lab" project resembles dis????

[Cal Weldon]

Hi w5,

Do you have any of the drivers yet?

[firechief]

My JBL's are not as big as Cal's

[w513mfs]

yes cheers cal going to put it all together this weekend and let you know how they sound,

also brought me a great amp at absolutley great price just to boot,

i got a marantz sr5004 7.1 for £60 pounds the shop was going out of business and labled it as as a cd player, hey hey.

only problem is it has no power lead yet but on case