Don't feel sorry for my dumb ***. I did the unthinkable. I purchased a set of speakers based on the fact that, I myself cannot afford a set of Klipsch Heresy used or new. So with a total budget of 100 dollars. I looked for a set of speakers I bought when I was 15, 26 years ago.
The Jensen CS 315. Well, those sell like hotcakes apparently. That whopping 20 bucks means they are gone before you find them. So I found a set of JHS 3315. The predecessor.
The owner kept complaining. "They are vintage". "Your getting a steal of a deal". "Are you sure?" I asked him. "I'm giving you 30 and everyone else is paying 20!". So after getting them home, I set them up knowing damn well that they had the same issues of the CS 315's had 25 years ago. No crossover, just 2 caps on a printed circuit board glued to a input cup. The 15" woofer was playing full range and drowning the midrange out. The midrange would poke its head up when A LOT of power was applied. As well as the tweeter would get uncontrollable. Let's go see what Amazon can do to fix this poopy problem.
Remember, my budget is 100 dollars. Total. I would use Parts-Express. But an Eminence crossover will put me to the limit. This may need mids and tweeters. So let the bargain shopping begin.
What I came up with was an Uxcell 3 way crossover. Crosses at 850/4000. Good enough. Stuffed polyfil into the boxes and installed crossovers. Still testing, but automatically the difference is night and day. I removed the metal grill screens off the tweeter and mid. This also made a huge difference. I might say now. They are respectable. But can still be better.
Looking now for a 5" midrange option. Should I stay closed back? Open back with an Eminence cup? Or spend a little more than I wanted and go dome?
The Jensen CS 315. Well, those sell like hotcakes apparently. That whopping 20 bucks means they are gone before you find them. So I found a set of JHS 3315. The predecessor.
The owner kept complaining. "They are vintage". "Your getting a steal of a deal". "Are you sure?" I asked him. "I'm giving you 30 and everyone else is paying 20!". So after getting them home, I set them up knowing damn well that they had the same issues of the CS 315's had 25 years ago. No crossover, just 2 caps on a printed circuit board glued to a input cup. The 15" woofer was playing full range and drowning the midrange out. The midrange would poke its head up when A LOT of power was applied. As well as the tweeter would get uncontrollable. Let's go see what Amazon can do to fix this poopy problem.
Remember, my budget is 100 dollars. Total. I would use Parts-Express. But an Eminence crossover will put me to the limit. This may need mids and tweeters. So let the bargain shopping begin.
What I came up with was an Uxcell 3 way crossover. Crosses at 850/4000. Good enough. Stuffed polyfil into the boxes and installed crossovers. Still testing, but automatically the difference is night and day. I removed the metal grill screens off the tweeter and mid. This also made a huge difference. I might say now. They are respectable. But can still be better.
Looking now for a 5" midrange option. Should I stay closed back? Open back with an Eminence cup? Or spend a little more than I wanted and go dome?
Sounds like some cheap fun.
I'm not sure about that prebuilt crossover but if you like it good enough.
Bracing might be another idea?
I've stuffed and braced a few cheap speakers, it certainly cleaned up the sound.
I'm not sure about that prebuilt crossover but if you like it good enough.
Bracing might be another idea?
I've stuffed and braced a few cheap speakers, it certainly cleaned up the sound.
I am going to brace them. I'm actually surprised with what the crossover did being it was 27 dollars. I want them to sound accurate and am noticing the woofer covered up the harshness of the midrange when you start to give them power. I actually have a Jamo center channel that fell pray to moisture over the years. I think I may just steal the 5" woofers from those. The tweeters for being comes are remarkably bright and detailed. Go figure.
It's difficult to find a midrange that equals in sensitivity (after crossover & baffled) a big woofer. It needs to have high Fs, higher than a woofer. Above 100 Hz
So I used silicone to seal all corners of the box. Braced it between woofer and midrange front to back and side to side at the same spot. Didnt have enough 1x1 to go up and down. Found the speaker wire was rattling off the midrange which I think is the source of unwanted noise in the midrange. Got them all back together and am now pleasantly surprised. Last thing to do will be swap out the poly fil for fiberglass. These things hot pretty hard and the bass is super tight.