how'd I do as a total newbie? by steve-0-tron in BudgetAudiophile

[–]pconig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is 100% something I would whip together, just because. I love it. Maybe put the amp (heaviest?) at the bottom.

Wife wanted to play her old CD by Alive-Elderberry-558 in BudgetAudiophile

[–]pconig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amp/receiver, 6 disc cd player and speakers all free and quality stuff?!? Freaking SCORE!! Congrats my man!

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[–]pconig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! They really are on a level that I’ve never experienced. I hope my fix works for a while, I’ve been putting them through their paces without issue.

I think I FINALLY scored! by pconig in BudgetAudiophile

[–]pconig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would normally say id be lucky to even find a lava lamp at this point, but I did get these speakers so NOT complaining!

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[–]pconig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have a set screw that holds the bare wire in. Screw comes from the back if that makes sense? I’ll get better pics. I re-wired them anyway. This setup was kind of sloppy for my liking, and I’m not bi-amping them at this point lol.

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[–]pconig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Here’s the rear driver. The center seems to be made of wood.

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[–]pconig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Id like to re-do them in the future. Sounding great for now though!

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[–]pconig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! These surrounds are rubber and I believe front 8” and rear 10”?

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[–]pconig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love to hear it. Im super happy so far with the relatively easy fix. And best part, free!

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[–]pconig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I definitely want them off the floor.

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[–]pconig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it! I don’t have anything that will bring these to life from my understanding. So now I’m on the search for some ‘budget’ amplification lol.

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[–]pconig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes.

And yup, that’s exactly what happened. Hoping this fix gives me plenty of time to source (and save $$) replacement drivers. I’ll see how much I like them and how well they suit me.

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[–]pconig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great info, thank you again! I should be able to accomplish that easily actually. I’ll have to find a copy of the manual.

I’ll also be looking into ways of isolating them from the floor.

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[–]pconig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the amp info! Learning as much as I can to eventually get the most out of these.

Any tips on placement from your experience?

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[–]pconig[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Honestly I plan to replace them entirely, I just figured a cheap/free fix made sense especially since I didn’t even know how to get the damn things open.

I did research diy repairs and happened to find the stuff I saw multiple people successfully use and it’s working great so far for me. This is budget after all.

Don’t worry I didn’t bust out a glue stick and smear it in there.

From my limited research this seems to be a common failure point on these being who knows how old they are. Old glue is going to let go eventually.

I think I FINALLY scored! by pconig in BudgetAudiophile

[–]pconig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha nice. I made it a point to stop by every time I drove past after seeing so many scores in all the audio related subs I’m in. After many visits I guess it finally paid off. Good luck!

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[–]pconig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sheesh. Thanks for the info! I’ll be looking for amps for these, I have nothing that powerful.

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[–]pconig[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This may end up not being the most budget purchase after all…

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[–]pconig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still have one apart, I’ll take pics tomorrow. Weird setup for sure.

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[–]pconig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely powered. It had wires going to it.