Hi so I have this speakers the Woox what is called is I guess its the passive radiator is peeling of, I want to take apart the drivers and maybe move it to another box, I don't know what I am supposed to do with the woox. Its supposed to be a bass reflex, can you help what design is this, If its bass reflex why is there another passive drive or is it a active driver. I have to figure out how to take it apart .
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
No it isn't, it's just a matter of glue and joints. A knife or a screwdriver used as a lever to break the initial resistance and the job is done. There might be some inner inserted joints, just use a bigger lever.
About the passive radiator job, well, later....
Edit, since there is a hole in the back ( the bass reflex duct port ) it is not a passive radiator, so it's a woofer
Usually that style of plastic fronted speaker require the front to be pried off with a large screwdriver - it usually breaks the plastic, no loss, they look bad anyway... & the box is usually thin chipboard. There are usually plastic nubs protruding into holes in the chipboard, & the front is glued or press fitted on. Just take your time & work around the edge as you pry it off. FWIW I find that most drivers in this style of cabinet aren't worth the effort, some Japanese brands maybe.... but you won't know until you do it
The speakers are part of this Philips Mini System Connections; Step 1: Placing Speakers; Step 2: Connecting Speakers - Philips FW-D750 Manual [Page 10] and the wOOx components are described as 'bass radiators'.
SPEAKERS
Front speakers
System ................................................... 3-way, Bass reflex
Impedance ........................................................................ 3 Ω
Speaker drivers ............................................ 6.5" woofer,
................................................................................. 2" tweeter
Frequency response ........................ 50 Hz – 20 kHz
Dimensions (w × h × d) ...................................................
..................................................... 240 × 350 × 310 (mm)
Weight .......................................................... 4.352 kg/each
Front speakers
System ................................................... 3-way, Bass reflex
Impedance ........................................................................ 3 Ω
Speaker drivers ............................................ 6.5" woofer,
................................................................................. 2" tweeter
Frequency response ........................ 50 Hz – 20 kHz
Dimensions (w × h × d) ...................................................
..................................................... 240 × 350 × 310 (mm)
Weight .......................................................... 4.352 kg/each
wOOx technology is a revolutionary loudspeaker concept that allows you to hear and feel profoundly deep bass that is richer than any other audio system. Special speaker drivers work in harmony with the wOOx bass radiator, and precise tuning between the main driver and the tweeter ensures smooth transitions from low-mid to high frequencies.
So the woox is just another driver, my idea is to rip off the woox since its all torn (I still don't know why they couldn't make it to endure environmental condition with their revolutionary technology) and just use the active driver and make a bassreflex out of it in another box with some other tuning of the port. I don't know how feasible it it is but this is the best i can think of.
Did a similar thing with Aiwa SX-L700
You gotta understand, this kind of driver technology is truly a pos category, but I managed to improve the sound by designing a proper xo filter unlike the original single cap on each of the tweeters. Threw away the plastic front, added an 18 mm veneered chipboard as baffle, did some cabinet bracing and veneered the rest. Unlike the original looks, now this is presentable enough to be a keeper. Grilles have been salvaged from another high quality piece of junk. Piezo tweeter went to a bin, kept the cone tweeter naturally.
edit: first photo I found online, the rest are mine.
You gotta understand, this kind of driver technology is truly a pos category, but I managed to improve the sound by designing a proper xo filter unlike the original single cap on each of the tweeters. Threw away the plastic front, added an 18 mm veneered chipboard as baffle, did some cabinet bracing and veneered the rest. Unlike the original looks, now this is presentable enough to be a keeper. Grilles have been salvaged from another high quality piece of junk. Piezo tweeter went to a bin, kept the cone tweeter naturally.
edit: first photo I found online, the rest are mine.
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What does pos mean?. The wood work looks really neat . I want to do something similar get rid of the cabinet and use the drivers except for the woox and may be try and do something with crossover.
pos = piece of shxt! - but you won't know until you test them - unless the woofer has a magnet that is way too small then I wouldn't bother - small magnet drivers usually have a Qts that is way to high unless you're going Open Baffle or using it for a mid only. Do they sound any good to you? Post pics once you get them open
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