Stromberg Carlson speaker...please help.

the_manta · 4th December 2006, 06:58 PM

Hi !
First, I don't know much about speakers. Have a few very good ones (Altec, Klipsch) but my world are Tube Amps.

But, a few years I bought a pair of very interesting Stromberg Carlson speakers.

But the Results were poor. They sound awful and terrible and need huge amounts of Power, total unusual !

May be you know more about these ones. Here are some Pics:

Hope you know something about them. They were not cheap..

Regards, Simon

the_manta · 6th December 2006, 09:18 PM

No information about this speaker ??
Hmmm...

Do you have any idea where I can get help ? A speaker-board/discussion-forum or something ?

Thanks, Simon

v-bro · 6th December 2006, 10:41 PM

Whoa! I'm not surprised they don't sound great... the coax conetweeter filtered merely by a capacitor, yuck!

Sorry about that, I didn't mean to put it that bad...

What you could try to make the midrange a bit more acceptable is add a coil to the bassdriver (and first place the cap external or wire it 'round, the tweeter should not be fed through the coil offcourse. If you want things to become any descent you should apply an appropriate filter....A good cabinet should do the rest...

And why soooo many pictures, I get the idea ok?

No offence offcourse..

freddi · 7th December 2006, 09:39 PM

- suspect Qts is around 1 so open baffle or aperiodic box may work if not pushed too hard. Some of S-C's Celotex/cardboard cabinets with similar woofer and oval mid and HF drivers sounded pretty good tonally - if not efficient - you might replace the old tweeter capacitor.

Cal Weldon · 7th December 2006, 10:01 PM

Can't tell for sure but that last pic looks to have two caps mounted to the basket. The back one might be series for the tweeter and the one in the foreground looks to be a bypass for the woofer?

djn · 7th March 2007, 02:20 AM

The Slimline replaced the Custom Wide Range 400 which is a great full range coax driver. The Slimline in compareson is very dull sounding. Cheers.

4th December 2006, 06:58 PM	#1
the_manta diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Munich, Bavaria	Stromberg Carlson speaker...please help. Hi ! First, I don't know much about speakers. Have a few very good ones (Altec, Klipsch) but my world are Tube Amps. But, a few years I bought a pair of very interesting Stromberg Carlson speakers. But the Results were poor. They sound awful and terrible and need huge amounts of Power, total unusual ! May be you know more about these ones. Here are some Pics: Hope you know something about them. They were not cheap.. Regards, Simon

6th December 2006, 10:41 PM	#3
v-bro diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006	Whoa! I'm not surprised they don't sound great... the coax conetweeter filtered merely by a capacitor, yuck! Sorry about that, I didn't mean to put it that bad... What you could try to make the midrange a bit more acceptable is add a coil to the bassdriver (and first place the cap external or wire it 'round, the tweeter should not be fed through the coil offcourse. If you want things to become any descent you should apply an appropriate filter....A good cabinet should do the rest... And why soooo many pictures, I get the idea ok? No offence offcourse.. __________________ Max. cone displacement can be several foot on any speaker!Too bad it can be done only once......

7th December 2006, 10:01 PM	#5
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Can't tell for sure but that last pic looks to have two caps mounted to the basket. The back one might be series for the tweeter and the one in the foreground looks to be a bypass for the woofer? __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

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6th December 2006, 09:18 PM	#2
the_manta diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Munich, Bavaria	No information about this speaker ?? Hmmm... Do you have any idea where I can get help ? A speaker-board/discussion-forum or something ? Thanks, Simon

7th December 2006, 09:39 PM	#4
freddi diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	- suspect Qts is around 1 so open baffle or aperiodic box may work if not pushed too hard. Some of S-C's Celotex/cardboard cabinets with similar woofer and oval mid and HF drivers sounded pretty good tonally - if not efficient - you might replace the old tweeter capacitor.

7th March 2007, 02:20 AM	#6
djn diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	The Slimline replaced the Custom Wide Range 400 which is a great full range coax driver. The Slimline in compareson is very dull sounding. Cheers.

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