Ugly, Cheap, Loud and All Wrong

[chad1376]

^^There you have it, the design parameters of my build. These are going to live in may garage and must overcome the intermittent noise of my air compressor and various power/air tools.

-Will they sound good? Meh - probably not.

-Will the look good? I might sand out some of the errors from my crappy woodworking and slap some paint on 'em.

Anyway, here's what I've got so far.

(8) Bravox WFR-06BV-04B 6-1/2" Poly Cone Shielded Subwoofers
(16) 2" Full Range Aluminum Cone Neodymium Driver
(4) Nuance TW5-073LR 1/2" Mylar Tweeter
..Some cheapo NP caps and misc parts laying around

[howard]

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Your enthusiasm is contagious. I think I will go cut some boards.

[chad1376]

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Man, re-reading my post, I do sound like a downer, just being a realist. Here's the part where I'm enthused.

They're gonna be loud!:D

[ikymagoo]

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wow, crazy,
how do you like the Bravox's i just bought 4 of them, can't beat the price

[johnnyrichards]

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Those woofers are actually very nice. Very low distortion, especially when you consider the cost

I have 12 of them (bought when they were six dollars more), and they will eventually anchor the LCR in my 5.1 with the buyout Audax/Max fidelity as a mid and the buyout Vifa BC25TG taking care of the top end.

The only problem with the Bravox woofer is the impedance at Fb can make crossing over low tricky, it can cause some spikes and dips in the FR in that region. Then again, that is a region people just don't hear very well anyway.

Looks like a fun project on the cheap Love it.

[chad1376]

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Not sure yet... For the price, they appear fairly well made. Since this is a quick -n- dirty project, I'm hoping to give them a listen by he end of the day (or at least by the end of the weekend.

[J.Lee]

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I don't see Ugly Chad - fact is I dig the look.

I'm no Designer by any means and the XO for what you have may be real tough but if you'd ask Moderators to move your thread to standard Forum you just might get some guys 'in the know' to help you with that.

They might then turn out to be good looking, sound decent and be loud as well.

I've also done some playing with simply wiring up 'what I had' . It's fun and some of it actually sounded decent.

[chad1376]

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Yah.., crossover design is certainly the "all wrong" part of this project. I'm sure I could easily double the cost of with a proper crossover. For now, I'm going to give 'em a try with some simple high pass caps just to hear where I'm at. I'm thinking this project might be more suited to cobbling together a bi-amp setup using an autosound active crossover and another "garage sale" amp.

Cabinets are nearly done and ready for paint. I'll post an picture update shortly.

[chad1376]

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Some heavy sanding and a little Bondo to correct the fact that I can't cut a rectangular piece of plywood to save my life. Automotive 2k primer, followed by some grey stone paint should cover all my woodworking sins.



I also used some scrap wood to brace the walls a little.

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great way to learn i guess.

[J.Lee]

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If the frames are as out of whack as photo makes them appear get yourself a good level and compensate for differences with short stands that will get them back to at least appearing straight.

[chad1376]

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First one done.



Here's my highly sophisticated x-over. This has been developed through an intense R&D session involving Fu-Manchu, Pixies, and Social Distortion. It sounds good enough to me that I'm gong to solder it up and stuff it the box.



...speaker stands? Go back and read what I'm building. The right speaker is going to live on the back wall of my garage, somewhere above the paint cans, and below an old VW engine case. I'm going to need to trim that shelf though.

[mzisserson]

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Just.... awesome. 100% **** and vinegar. I like it.

[ikymagoo]

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wow, i hope they sound as good as they look, nice paint job!!

[ikymagoo]

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let me know how those woofers sound and the 2 inchers,

thanks