Fishermutants *PIC*

[herb]

Ok, so I get this great deal on a pair of fisher floorstanders at goodwill......7.95 each..can't beat that..so I get some goodies at PE, upgrade a bit....and voila....budget beauty.......I just can't wait for my woofers to get here!! I haven't built a pair up in awhile and now I remember why I love this hobby...

[AJ]

Those look pretty good! I see the HiVi tweeter and dome but what woofer are you using? And what in ways of an XO are you using?

[herb]

> Those look pretty good! I see the HiVi
> tweeter and dome but what woofer are you
> using? And what in ways of an XO are you
> using?
The cabs are a bit small for the woofers I'm going to use, but I'm using the PE 15" classic. I bought a pair from a guy on this forum for a great price. My calcs say it will be a low of @ 28Hz, but that's ok. Crossing them at 900 and 3000. We'll see...

[AJ]

Should turn out to be a nice sounding speaker. Have fun!

[herb]

> Should turn out to be a nice sounding
> speaker. Have fun!

Thanks. I've used HiVi drivers before and I have been very surprised by how good they sound for the price. Thanks for the feedback!

[AJ]

Yes, i've heard the K1 in an MT i built awhile ago (before one of the woofers died) and it sounded very good. I'll be using them again for sure.

[shawn_a]

Ya know, I have an old pair of Sanyo 3-ways that have one roasted woofer voice coil (hehehe, that was fun) I should do the same thing with. Put a few bucks in drivers and new crossovers and they might be okay. Hmmm... what 12" woofer to use....

shawn

[herb]

> Ya know, I have an old pair of Sanyo 3-ways
> that have one roasted woofer voice coil
> (hehehe, that was fun) I should do the same
> thing with. Put a few bucks in drivers and
> new crossovers and they might be okay.
> Hmmm... what 12" woofer to use....

> shawn

Probably those Dayton 12" classic ones I have to sell for $45 (for the pair-basically new)
Or maybe those old onkyo ones that are beat up that I have for $6 each + shipping for all of those of course...

[ktaillon]

Provided Link: Speaker Pics


> Ok, so I get this great deal on a pair of
> fisher floorstanders at goodwill......7.95
> each..can't beat that..so I get some goodies
> at PE, upgrade a bit....and voila....budget
> beauty.......I just can't wait for my
> woofers to get here!! I haven't built a pair
> up in awhile and now I remember why I love
> this hobby...

I had a Fisher setup just like that. I remember that the woofer and mid speaker didn't have any crossover, the tweeter only had a single cap.

Your setup will sound so MUCH better...

P.S. The old drivers only had a low f3 of about 55hz


(Originally posted by: ktaillon)

[damkor]

I agree with the extra brace. That looks like 3/4" particle board, or even 5/8" thick. I would also glue some more wood on the inside of the front baffle, around the woofer hole, so the screw have more to bite into, and the rear baffle, even on the rear. Making the walls thicker is cheap, and pays off.

[troy]

> Ok, so I get this great deal on a pair of
> fisher floorstanders at goodwill......7.95
> each..can't beat that..so I get some goodies
> at PE, upgrade a bit....and voila....budget
> beauty.......I just can't wait for my
> woofers to get here!! I haven't built a pair
> up in awhile and now I remember why I love
> this hobby...

They look great so far! I am glad the woofers are going to such a cool project. You should post some pics and impressions when you're all done.