Car speakers are a bit more rugged.
With all that echo, acoustic quality will be less than same unit in a house.
Good idea to strip.
Better idea to build a new one, and use this at home.
With all that echo, acoustic quality will be less than same unit in a house.
Good idea to strip.
Better idea to build a new one, and use this at home.
I meant take all the electronics out of this one and re-use it because I don't need a portable radio at home. But before I go that route I'm going to see if the Daytons make a big difference. There will certainly be a jump in quality and maybe it's good enough.
When I said "Good call" earlier, I meant in choosing a driver that is compatible with the current mounting arrangements.
Your post on rebuilding the jobsite radio had not arrived at that point. Personally, I think that is a step too far for a device which is intended to be compact and portable.
Your post on rebuilding the jobsite radio had not arrived at that point. Personally, I think that is a step too far for a device which is intended to be compact and portable.
I can still keep it compact and portable should I decide to make a new enclosure. To total footprint, that's with the roll cage, is W325xH250xD215mm. Lets say I make an enclosure that's 350x220x200, that's gives me a lot of extra internal volume without making it bulky.
But first I'm going to try the Daytons.
But first I'm going to try the Daytons.
If I use solid White Oak or Ash it will look a lot cooler. And don't forget, I'm a professional shipwright with access to fully outfitted wood shop. I can make an enclosure that puts high end brands to shame.
Acquire the requisite knowledge of loudspeaker enclosure design and you'll be unstoppable - woodwork is usually the hardest part! 😎
Few car speakers sound great, but some do. At the concert hall at Norwegian public radio, techs put some 5.25 in closed cabs for the back rows. That was 20 years ago so they must cost like nothing second hand if you want to experient with them. I dont remember model number. I heard other mentions about Them being neutral. They werent top of the line.
Rare-earth magnet speakers can't have been all that cheap. Did they bother putting stuffing behind it? Could the enclosure be stiffened up? Have you checked for mechanical resonances (buzzes and rattles)? (I'd use a slow sine-wave sweep, but pink noise and a spectrogram app might work as well.)
It is a portable radio with 3" speakers for use in a steel ship.
Full of hard reflecting and resonating surfaces.
To be used when working, possibly with hammers and power tools.
Do not expect audiophile quality to be appreciated.
Full of hard reflecting and resonating surfaces.
To be used when working, possibly with hammers and power tools.
Do not expect audiophile quality to be appreciated.
here's to hoping the original speakers where not heavily massaged with some form of EQ in order to sound good that may thwart efforts to change things....
Nope, literally an just an empty plastic case stuffed with electronics and two speakers with no stiffening. I could however place bitumen tape in some areas to deaden it a bit.
In the description of the radio it does say it uses DSP but what exactly and how much is unknown. I'll find out soon enough because the Daytons require zero modification. I did find a review of the Audisse Shirudo though, it's smaller brother that uses the same speakers. The reviewer said he blew up one of the speakers on the first day. He replaced them with the Visaton FRS 8 and according to him the sound quality improved a lot.
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The hard, reflecting surfaces disappear as soon as the insulation is placed. It's just the first two weeks or so that the sound is all over the place.
What I did mean was that there is need for a rugged unit of decent sound quality rather than audiophile quality being listened to in pin drop silence from other sources.
This suits your needs, as per your perception.
What will you do with the old speakers?
This suits your needs, as per your perception.
What will you do with the old speakers?
I have no idea what I'm going to do with the old speakers. I mean, they're cheap 5 watt Creative speakers. Not much I can do with them.
Faital Pro 3FE25, get the 4ohm for better max SPL with limited voltage of the class D amp. 91dB sensitive and sounds smooth with great highs.
Make a fun foam core project like a small 0.4x Karlsonator, a Nautaloss, or a flower open baffle.
Have fun with them. Just because they are cheap doesn’t mean they sound bad. Creative Sound probably is decent as a kitchen or bedroom Muzak radio.
Index of foam core speaker projects on post 1:
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/foam-core-board-speaker-enclosures.223313/
Flower petal OB speaker with a small computer subwoofer (like ones made by Creative) sounds fantastic. Literally build it in 30min for $1. The image and soundstage will blow you away.
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/foam-core-board-speaker-enclosures.223313/post-5809767
I can see the Faital requires a lot of modifications to make it fit while the Dayton is literally a drop in replacement. It's a work radio, I want to improve the sound without messing around much.