Are these woofers worth reconing?

Cal Weldon · 14th May 2004, 02:58 PM

It's spring clean up week and beside the road, I found these.

Are they worth it? Can they be done in Canada?

Any help is good help.

Thanks,
Cal

Ron E · 14th May 2004, 03:39 PM

Perhaps worth using in a car, they won't plumb the depths of bass in a house. Depends on how much the recone costs.

Fs=33
Qts=.3
Vas=78
..according to one website, not sure what Xmax is.....

HiggityHank · 14th May 2004, 10:55 PM

Back in the day Soundstream was the **** in car audio. Then, slowly, and sadly... they have become the **** OF car audio.

Fortunately for you, you've got some of the good ones. Unfortunately, you're going to need to hunt someone down, as Soundstream is now owned by another company, and the customer service has fallen through the floor.

Failing that, you could mail them to me.

I've got a thing for old SS gear.

motherone · 14th May 2004, 11:37 PM

I'm with you, Higgity.. Old soundstream gear was some of, if not the, best gear in Car Audio. If you can find someone to recone those badboys, I would do it. They'd be great for a car, and I'm sure you could still have something decent with them at home.

For those that don't know, soundstream's reference gear was the stuff dreams were made of in car audio about 6 years or so ago. Their amps (Reference Class A, Picasso, etc.) are still highly sought after. If I ever decide to build up a car system, I'll definitely get old soundstream gear for the amps..

I don't think the amps were actually class A, just biased higher into it than normal car amps. Not only did they sound great, they looked awesome while doing it.

tomtt · 17th March 2006, 03:33 AM

they look like cast frames so...

you could try out cone, coil, suspension types-

you know, diy stuff
`````````````````````````````````

show us the other sides?

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in to the sun set...

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=136921

14th May 2004, 03:39 PM	#2
Ron E diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA, MN	Perhaps worth using in a car, they won't plumb the depths of bass in a house. Depends on how much the recone costs. Fs=33 Qts=.3 Vas=78 ..according to one website, not sure what Xmax is..... __________________ Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. --Carl Sagan Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. --Carl Sagan

14th May 2004, 10:55 PM	#3
HiggityHank diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Massachusetts	Back in the day Soundstream was the ** in car audio. Then, slowly, and sadly... they have become the ** OF car audio. Fortunately for you, you've got some of the good ones. Unfortunately, you're going to need to hunt someone down, as Soundstream is now owned by another company, and the customer service has fallen through the floor. Failing that, you could mail them to me. I've got a thing for old SS gear. __________________ -Hank

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14th May 2004, 11:37 PM	#4
motherone diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle	I'm with you, Higgity.. Old soundstream gear was some of, if not the, best gear in Car Audio. If you can find someone to recone those badboys, I would do it. They'd be great for a car, and I'm sure you could still have something decent with them at home. For those that don't know, soundstream's reference gear was the stuff dreams were made of in car audio about 6 years or so ago. Their amps (Reference Class A, Picasso, etc.) are still highly sought after. If I ever decide to build up a car system, I'll definitely get old soundstream gear for the amps.. I don't think the amps were actually class A, just biased higher into it than normal car amps. Not only did they sound great, they looked awesome while doing it.

17th March 2006, 03:33 AM	#5
tomtt diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: kansas city mo, and on occasion, around the world ... Blog Entries: 15	they look like cast frames so... you could try out cone, coil, suspension types- you know, diy stuff ````````````````````````````````` show us the other sides? ```````````````````````````````````` in to the sun set... http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=136921

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