BR-1 x-over modification

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> Don't tinker with the Shack. I went to
> school right by you at UTD. Call Tanner
> Electronics

> <A HREF="http://www.tannerelectronics.com/">http://www.tannerelectronics.com/</A> or you
> can follow these directions. Take 635E west
> towards 35 Take 35 north towards denton,
> then exit Valwood. Take a left on Valwood
> under 35 and you will continue until you hit
> a steep train crossing no longer in service
> IIRC, but just over this steep crossing you
> will see a small strip mall type
> establishment to the right(take a right at
> first light) Directly on your left will be
> Tanner Electronics. They are a surplus
> electronics supply. You should be able to
> find the value above 5W there for about
> .20-1.00. If they do not have exactly what
> you are looking for, just get a 10 and a 20
> to make 30 etc. or take the schematic and
> have Jim take a look at it. They are really
> good people and very reasonable for future
> projects.

> I hope this helps, and email me if you want
> to swing by and hear my system or be invited
> to a DIY in the area.

> Blair

That sounds great! Keep me posted. I know the area, this is on one of the routes of my cycling club and it is also near one of my labs.

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> Just bench tested the first speaker, before
> soldinging and mounting everything. It
> worked fine, I just may be getting the hang
> of this. I followed the PE tutorial on
> building x-overs and translating them from
> the schematics. The tweeter terminals had
> one painted red. I assume that is for the
> positive lead. Neither of the woofers have
> any markings to distinguish + or -. Does it
> matter?

OK, I got them all put together and first impression, where did all the bass go? I suppose it is because they haven't been broken in yet. THis was my first impression of my sheilded BR-1. I do remember it taking quite a while to beak in, over several weeks. Thanks Brian, Dennis, Jeff, B. King, and Blair for all your help. I can translate schematics to actual hardware now. I just don't know yet how each individual component contributes to the sound.