It looks like a lot of changes since I was here years ago. Changes in circumstances mean I do a lot less in speaker building.
But I pulled apart a discarded Emerson flat screen tv from the curb to find a circuit board I could practice soldering on.
Inside were two speakers with the number as
JINGL I S065F43
8 ohm 10 watt J3KJ
Some one on may be able to trace any info. Google didn't turn up much from the number.
On Ebay they show to sell for $11.00 but that might be inflated. What I'm wondering is are they at least full range?
I find that repurposing old separate boom box or modular size boxes will at least get sound out of some small speakers
for the desktop. I'm not looking for any bass quality.
I think I got a screen shot made to look at just from an ad.
But I pulled apart a discarded Emerson flat screen tv from the curb to find a circuit board I could practice soldering on.
Inside were two speakers with the number as
JINGL I S065F43
8 ohm 10 watt J3KJ
Some one on may be able to trace any info. Google didn't turn up much from the number.
On Ebay they show to sell for $11.00 but that might be inflated. What I'm wondering is are they at least full range?
I find that repurposing old separate boom box or modular size boxes will at least get sound out of some small speakers
for the desktop. I'm not looking for any bass quality.
I think I got a screen shot made to look at just from an ad.
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The speaker may be custom for Emerson, so finding specs could be difficult. They should be reasonably full range since they came out of a TV, and will probably do OK nearfield on a desk if your expectations are appropriate for a $10 2.5-inch driver. This isn't a crack at the particular speaker, just that a 2.5 inch is only going to do so much.
If you can cross to something else at around 250 Hz, that'll make life a lot easier for the 2.5 inch and would give you an opportunity to deal with the midbass/low mid prominence that's common to desk speakers. But if you don't want that level of complexity, that's OK too. Some EQ might help in that case.
But whatever you do with them, if you're having fun you're doing it right.
If you can cross to something else at around 250 Hz, that'll make life a lot easier for the 2.5 inch and would give you an opportunity to deal with the midbass/low mid prominence that's common to desk speakers. But if you don't want that level of complexity, that's OK too. Some EQ might help in that case.
But whatever you do with them, if you're having fun you're doing it right.
Thanks foo answering. Yes, DIYAudio helped a great deal when I was more active in the hobby. I got into it only from seeing Speakerbuilder mag at the local Barnes and Noble about the time you see my join date.
I have one FE127E in an open box for the desktop. I've been putting that in various builds for many years. It's mate is in storage from a move to a new address I never completed. My requirements these days is little more than internet.
I have one FE127E in an open box for the desktop. I've been putting that in various builds for many years. It's mate is in storage from a move to a new address I never completed. My requirements these days is little more than internet.
That helps put things in perspective. For general internet use, you can typically get by with a small full-range driver. Most of the 2 inch and smaller units are pretty limited, but a decent 2.5 inch can do pretty well even with music, (especially with some EQ). And since yours came out of a TV, they likely have good voltage sensitivity.
Your Fostex has limited Xmax, so meeting your bass expectations should be a bit easier for the 2.5 inch.
The Fostex should be more refined overall (and particularly at high frequencies), but if you aren't listening critically you may not notice.
Were the speakers in sealed or ported enclosures in the TV?
Your Fostex has limited Xmax, so meeting your bass expectations should be a bit easier for the 2.5 inch.
The Fostex should be more refined overall (and particularly at high frequencies), but if you aren't listening critically you may not notice.
Were the speakers in sealed or ported enclosures in the TV?
No nothing special, just mounted across the front. No screw holes. The square frames have some foam on the front. I have hand tools if I
go ahead with fooling around with them. Yes my Fostex have met my needs well over the years though I did have some other Fostex I sold off, plus some other small Pioneers. My hearing is such that the flatter the sound the better. I may have tinnitus or something, puncture eardrum I think was diagnosed once. Street car muffler noise drives me nuts.
The apartment listening situation is such that I never play anything loud at all. I have no tv and haven't for many years, so desktop is all I need.
Occasionally I go to the Hobby Lobby to see what they have in small wood boxes for this. GM (Greg Montfort,, I think from years ago) told me about thin wall boxes so I look for things like that.
go ahead with fooling around with them. Yes my Fostex have met my needs well over the years though I did have some other Fostex I sold off, plus some other small Pioneers. My hearing is such that the flatter the sound the better. I may have tinnitus or something, puncture eardrum I think was diagnosed once. Street car muffler noise drives me nuts.
The apartment listening situation is such that I never play anything loud at all. I have no tv and haven't for many years, so desktop is all I need.
Occasionally I go to the Hobby Lobby to see what they have in small wood boxes for this. GM (Greg Montfort,, I think from years ago) told me about thin wall boxes so I look for things like that.
If you can't measure much acoustically or electrically, I'd probably just start with a reasonable sized sealed enclosure and see how they do. Whatever size you think looks good on your desk.
For basic tests of small drivers, you can often get by with stiff cardboard, Fome-Cor, or whatever is around and easy for you to work with. Fome-Cor and masking tape is where I often start testing like that. It can get buzzy in the lower midrange, but for basic "how's that driver sound?" testing it might motivate you one way or the other. Squeezing the enclosure or putting some weight on it will sometimes calm things down enough to let you listen at higher levels as well.
For basic tests of small drivers, you can often get by with stiff cardboard, Fome-Cor, or whatever is around and easy for you to work with. Fome-Cor and masking tape is where I often start testing like that. It can get buzzy in the lower midrange, but for basic "how's that driver sound?" testing it might motivate you one way or the other. Squeezing the enclosure or putting some weight on it will sometimes calm things down enough to let you listen at higher levels as well.
