Need speakers!!!!

[Dannyball]

I have just done in my souround sound speakers and need another set a.s.a.p. Only prob is where can i get some (without sub) for round about £80 in the U.K.

Thanks in advance for any help

[dooper]

Five identical speakers for £80? Your best bet would be to build them, if you have the tools and access to decent drivers. Hopefully a kind member from the UK can point you to a decent full range driver.

There are a lot of wise people here who have shared their designs....

dooper

[Bill Fitzpatrick]

Two? identical speakers for 80. Pick up the phone and start calling dealers.

[Dannyball]

Actually five I have seen them as low as £100 in richer sounds for a set of 5 yamahas. I would get them but i don't get payed till next month and i don't think my parents will be lending me money as close after christmas it is. I would build them but i have exmas coming up and should really be revising.

[paulspencer]

What did you do to what you had? ... speakers don't just die that easily unless you push them REALLY hard!... or unless they are old ...

[Dannyball]

They are pritty old now and are only some cheapo vidiologic one's wich i bought for £25 plus the sub. I had a party the other day and someone just turened the amp full on and now if i turn the volume up at all the speakers just don't work.

[fishball79]

I hope those aren't Videologic's shortlived Sirrocco series... *heart broken* Those were sweet speaker systems with lm38xx chipamps and Audax drivers...

[paulspencer]

Hmmm, it's one thing to mess up your own speakers, but another when someone else does it to you!

This is where it's handy to modify the volume control so that when you turn it all the way around, it's actually half way

Sorry I cant help you with uk info, though ...

[Dannyball]

I have managed to scavange a few sets of speakers to do me for now. I think what i will do is build myself a new set, like sugested before but i'll just have to do some studying in between some speaker bodging.

Anyway i have only built a sub before and that was was only using the one driver and no fancy work at all, just a box and a driver and i take it you need to think about luodspeakers design a bit more to get the right quality sound from them. Does anyone have any designs they are willing to share with me and won't be that hard for me to bodge in the garage in my spare time? Also what would be the best "cheap" drivers to use?

Another thing i don't know much about is making up circuits e.g. for getting the 2 drivers and the tweeter to work together in a centre speaker.

Thanks for the help so far and any more in advance