While cleaning out the garage, I came across a matching pair of woofers and tweeters, seemingly used in an older two-way design (the tweeter had a simple first order tacked on, I assume the woofer was run full range or some animal took a liking to the coils... 
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Matching pairs...
Numbers on the woofer:
49-1319
6Ohm
A-ONK
KOREA
1304
Numbers on the tweeter:
49-1307
8Ohm
A-ONK
KOREA
1332
Does anybody have any idea where these drivers may have come from, and maybe (its probably too much to ask..) the T/S on them? And if you don't know, is there somewhere else I should ask? Thanks in advance!!
). Matching pairs...
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Numbers on the woofer:
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49-1319
6Ohm
A-ONK
KOREA
1304
Numbers on the tweeter:
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49-1307
8Ohm
A-ONK
KOREA
1332
Does anybody have any idea where these drivers may have come from, and maybe (its probably too much to ask..) the T/S on them? And if you don't know, is there somewhere else I should ask? Thanks in advance!!
The model numbers suggest Radio Shack. I don't know for sure, though. (Planet10?)
How do they sound?
How do they sound?
Actually they sound suprisingly good, for what looks to be cheaper drivers. (But I don't have much experience with older stuff, who knows.) They sure don't sound like anything I've heard recently from Radio Shack! Gobs of good sounding (read: clean, not deep) bass from a relatively low excursion driver (9v test bumps it about 4mm), and a sparkling treble I don't usually associate with cone tweeters.
I asked my dad, who's speakers they seem to have come out of, and he said that he thought they came from a pair of Zenith Allegro 100's, does that help anybody?
I asked my dad, who's speakers they seem to have come out of, and he said that he thought they came from a pair of Zenith Allegro 100's, does that help anybody?
*grin* There are some very good cone tweeters out there. (Ask Planet10. He knows more of them than I do.)
Try putting them on a baffle, and see how they sound then. The bass should improve. (Especially if it's a big baffle.)
Try putting them on a baffle, and see how they sound then. The bass should improve. (Especially if it's a big baffle.)
🙂 Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhh; think they are onkyo, probably from early 70's l'd say, 'bout the time onkyo started moving some of its oem i.e; speaker component manufacture activities off- main land japan to korea forming a korean subsidary with local investors, [ tie since severed] now known as korea omyang specialising in car audio speaker manufacture, supplying , mainly hyundai and aust ralian G.M and possibly FORD from down under too, last l heard, good luck with the t/s paremeters, cheers TC😀
re: qwad
I actually thought they were Onkyo myself, just because they said "ONK" and that's what popped into my head 😀
re: Nappylady
I was actually thinking about trying some OB's with them, as I love the OB sound, and w/o the T/S, its fairly impossible to put them in a suitable BR or sealed enclosure. How big is big? would a half-sheet of 1/2" MDF each be ok? (I have an extra laying around, bought it thinking it was 3/4"
)
I actually thought they were Onkyo myself, just because they said "ONK" and that's what popped into my head 😀
re: Nappylady
I was actually thinking about trying some OB's with them, as I love the OB sound, and w/o the T/S, its fairly impossible to put them in a suitable BR or sealed enclosure. How big is big? would a half-sheet of 1/2" MDF each be ok? (I have an extra laying around, bought it thinking it was 3/4"
)
Half sheet will start the dipole rolloff around 300hz, so use with a subwoofer is probably a really good idea. (That's a 4'x4' piece, right?)
You could probably turn these into a killer 3-way really easily. And if you went active, I bet you could really get killer performance out of them.
Congratulations on a great find!
You could probably turn these into a killer 3-way really easily. And if you went active, I bet you could really get killer performance out of them.
Congratulations on a great find!
Roll-off around 300hz you say? (yes, it would be a 4'x4' peice)
That seems awful high to run a "subwoofer"....but I do like the idea of turning this into a 3-way! With it being a 6" midwoofer, what would you suggest for the bass? And it gets plenty loud and sounds rather good with a Sonic Impact T-amp off baffle...and I have a plethora of the little things! I might look into building an active crossover and doing just what you suggest -- going active!
Thanks for all the help!
That seems awful high to run a "subwoofer"....but I do like the idea of turning this into a 3-way! With it being a 6" midwoofer, what would you suggest for the bass? And it gets plenty loud and sounds rather good with a Sonic Impact T-amp off baffle...and I have a plethora of the little things! I might look into building an active crossover and doing just what you suggest -- going active!
Thanks for all the help!
My 3-way PA system uses Parts Express #290-380, which is a Goldwood 10" PA woofer. It's inexpensive, and plays very nicely in a 2cuft box tuned to 40hz. (Make sure you use a BIG port or vent.) I cross over at 200hz, but anywhere up to 500hz should be just fine. They can play very loud, but they also play very clean at low volumes.
This looks like a very exciting project! I hope it goes well for you. Keep us updated...
This looks like a very exciting project! I hope it goes well for you. Keep us updated...
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