Impressed with JVC Buyouts!

[mikejennens]

I bought 12 of the JVC buyouts that were $1.25 each. I didn't expect much, but figured I could have some fun with them, and they were CHEAP!!! I put a pair in a sealed box about 5" X 7" X 4" (IAW WinISD). Not bad! Not bad at all!!! They won't fill a theater, but for a desk top or other near-field need, they're pretty impressive. Add a sub-woofer, and they would be even better. I've only run them a couple of hours, so I don't know how much break-in time they need. I wouldn't put them up against my Dynacos or JBLs, but like I said, for what they are, they're really good. For $2.50 for the pair of drivers and a little bit of scrap wood for the cabinets, they're great. Not much to look at now, but as small as they are, I can afford some really nice wood to build boxes for them.
I might make another pair and then use the remaining four pairs for some arrays. If I run two sets of two pairs in series, and then those in parallel, I should be back to 8 ohms. Do I need to adjust some of the numbers to use Win ISD for my box? Or should I just make a four section column, with each section the same dimensions as the single box I already made? And finally, I don't know how to figure for spacing between each driver; any advice?
Thanks in advance.
Mike

[AMC]

Re: Impressed with JVC Buyouts!

I bought 12 of the JVC buyouts that were $1.25 each. I didn't expect much, but figured I could have some fun with them, and they were CHEAP!!! I put a pair in a sealed box about 5" X 7" X 4" (IAW WinISD). Not bad! Not bad at all!!! They won't fill a theater, but for a desk top or other near-field need, they're pretty impressive. Add a sub-woofer, and they would be even better. I've only run them a couple of hours, so I don't know how much break-in time they need. I wouldn't put them up against my Dynacos or JBLs, but like I said, for what they are, they're really good. For $2.50 for the pair of drivers and a little bit of scrap wood for the cabinets, they're great. Not much to look at now, but as small as they are, I can afford some really nice wood to build boxes for them.
I might make another pair and then use the remaining four pairs for some arrays. If I run two sets of two pairs in series, and then those in parallel, I should be back to 8 ohms. Do I need to adjust some of the numbers to use Win ISD for my box? Or should I just make a four section column, with each section the same dimensions as the single box I already made? And finally, I don't know how to figure for spacing between each driver; any advice?
Thanks in advance.
Mike

Very nice, they don't have to be perfect to be fun! For the arrays, you are correct on your wiring, and as for the box, 4 sep chambers or 1 4 times the size, perfection is not the goal, and a single chamber will help you out with your next question, about spacing, AS CLOSE AS PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE!

Making a good sound set of speakers out of $1000 worth of drivers is relatively easy, making a set out of $2.50 worth of drivers, that's just very cool

[diru]

Re: Impressed with JVC Buyouts!

Pick up a bunch more, 6 ft height for an array<there abouts>, instead of going the tall direction turn them to the fat direction<closer c-t-c , more cone area>, single cabinet volume <skip the Win specs and just go bigger volume than needed> , add a sub , HP x-over to taste , a little EQ , wire for 3 to 4 ohm imp <most amplifiers can take that load above 60 to 80 hz> , isn't it fun cutting holes , but love the result:D .

Have I with these drivers , no.


Ohhhhh no I don't see them on there anymore.

oh well jamo @ .99 cents for the win ;p

[johnnyrichards]

Re: Impressed with JVC Buyouts!

Awesome! I love building cheap speakers.