the floor is oak😀
im not really digging the moldings in the "whole picture". they must have came from somewhere else. oh wait this aint the home improvement forum? 🙄 sorry use to do hardwood floors.
im not really digging the moldings in the "whole picture". they must have came from somewhere else. oh wait this aint the home improvement forum? 🙄 sorry use to do hardwood floors.
It's all oak. Floors, oval baffle, and bases. Baffles are made from a 1x12x36 board from Home Depot and the base is made from 1x2's from Home Depot wrapped around a MDF center. Tried to match the baffles without much luck. Going to put some more Spar Urethane on the bases to try and darken the color a bit. The black is truck bed liner in a spray can. Urethane is Minwaw Spar Urethane in a spray can too. Thanks for the pos comments.
BTW, the hardwood floors and ugly molding are original from 1960. They could use work, but I'm renting so I don't care. 😉
BTW, the hardwood floors and ugly molding are original from 1960. They could use work, but I'm renting so I don't care. 😉
looks like you did a pretty good job at matching the baffles. 😀 i would use a golden brown poly for the finish. maybe a light stain(i wouldnt) , but the only way your gonna get a color like the floors is after 40 years of life under the sun. ha ha. i know those floors are original. my favorite, solid oak 2" planks. a nice sand and finish and your good for another 10 years +.
I didn't look back in this thread, but here's a little antiquity for you modern full-rangers.
The Goodmans Axiom 301. A nice old British driver, and one of my favorites.
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The Goodmans Axiom 301. A nice old British driver, and one of my favorites.
hahaha, I suppose it's old enough.
No, it's a cloth surround with some sort of shiny coating on it.
Almost like it's rubberised and then plasticized haha.
It's a phenomenal driver.
No, it's a cloth surround with some sort of shiny coating on it.
Almost like it's rubberised and then plasticized haha.
It's a phenomenal driver.
Duo said:
Hmm.. it doesn't look like the usual coated cloth surround - the accordion type.
I don't doubt it. I'm listening to a pair of Goodmans Twinaxiom 220c (with accordion surrounds) sans baffles, as I type. Superb.
It's a rolled cloth surround.
Actually quite a normal surround with just an unnormal coating.
It's very strong and allows great compliance.
The VAS for this driver is 320 litres or so.
Actually quite a normal surround with just an unnormal coating.
It's very strong and allows great compliance.
The VAS for this driver is 320 litres or so.
Yes, sure is a nice old driver. Probably go for another 40 years.
I was offered a pair of old cabs today. A label on the back said Toshiba SSW120 8" 2-way. I need them like a hole in the head. However thought another pair of 8 inchers to try on an OB. Cutting the cotton type grill cloth revealed a 10" plus a Motorola horn. Forget about the plastic horn.
I was offered a pair of old cabs today. A label on the back said Toshiba SSW120 8" 2-way. I need them like a hole in the head. However thought another pair of 8 inchers to try on an OB. Cutting the cotton type grill cloth revealed a 10" plus a Motorola horn. Forget about the plastic horn.
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A driver like that should have excellent low-end if driven in a critically damped or even slightly under-damped situation.
My experience with transconductance (current output) amplifiers shows this.
My experience with transconductance (current output) amplifiers shows this.
Geoff H said:
Westwell. I've had a few smaller with that name pass thru. In this case, i'm going to guess a Pioneer OEM.
Looks like a nice driver. Can you run an impedance curve -- that will tell us a lot.
dave
Yeah, I'll get round to a z curve. Still re-breaking in. They have been idle for a number of years. The previous owner painted the gaskets matt black along with the baffles, and included the outer roll of the surround!!. I have treated that with mineral turps, which is helping. I'll do the entire surround with bitumen once broken in.
8 hours ago, need full bass boost, now bass control at 2 o'clock. Very promising though. Nice accurate mids, fast transients, sweet top end if directional, a bit peaky on female vocal up high, and a bit sibalent. guessing about 93 - 94 db/w compared to the modded Wharfedales.
I don't know why the unfiltered Motorola's were there, maybe he was deaf.
Geoff.
8 hours ago, need full bass boost, now bass control at 2 o'clock. Very promising though. Nice accurate mids, fast transients, sweet top end if directional, a bit peaky on female vocal up high, and a bit sibalent. guessing about 93 - 94 db/w compared to the modded Wharfedales.
I don't know why the unfiltered Motorola's were there, maybe he was deaf.
Geoff.
I just picked up these on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=110092026002&rd=1&rd=1
Seas 8.5" fullrange drivers.
Anyone know anything about them? I couldn't find any info on the net.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=110092026002&rd=1&rd=1
Seas 8.5" fullrange drivers.
Anyone know anything about them? I couldn't find any info on the net.