Buy-out JAMO's on PE

[Tony Nelson]

Anyone see the JAMO buyouts lately? If I'm right they are new on PE? I was thinking the 4 inch or 5 1/4 inch woofers and either of those tweeters might make a decent pair of small bookshelf/desktop speakers on a real small budget. Or even MTM setup.


http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=299-940

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=299-902

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=299-953


http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=299-900

[blamus]

Re: Buy-out JAMO's on PE

line array!!!! :D

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Re: Buy-out JAMO's on PE

Anyone see the JAMO buyouts lately? If I'm right they are new on PE? I was thinking the 4 inch or 5 1/4 inch woofers and either of those tweeters might make a decent pair of small bookshelf/desktop speakers on a real small budget. Or even MTM setup.

(My opinion)
I took a quick look at the woofers, the free air resonant frequencies of those drivers is kind of high, relegating them to wide band midrange duty. Their Qts is high too, so you won't be able to port the enclosures either. You won't get very much bass.

[Brian Steele]

Re: Buy-out JAMO's on PE

(My opinion)
I took a quick look at the woofers, the free air resonant frequencies of those drivers is kind of high, relegating them to wide band midrange duty. Their Qts is high too, so you won't be able to port the enclosures either. You won't get very much bass.

Well, you could buy 16 of them and use them in a dipole arrangement, 8 per side....

[Æ]

Re: Buy-out JAMO's on PE

Well, you could buy 16 of them and use them in a dipole arrangement, 8 per side....

Perhaps, but the original poster was thinking of a small desktop or bookshelf setup. 8 per side is kind of big for a bookshelf or a desktop.

[billfitzmaurice]

Re: Buy-out JAMO's on PE

Anyone see the JAMO buyouts lately? If I'm right they are new on PE? I was thinking the 4 inch or 5 1/4 inch woofers and either of those tweeters might make a decent pair of small bookshelf/desktop speakers on a real small budget. Or even MTM setup.

They'd be fine to 100 Hz or so, making a sub a necessity. Good for satellites or surrounds.

[Tony Nelson]

Re: Buy-out JAMO's on PE

(My opinion)
I took a quick look at the woofers, the free air resonant frequencies of those drivers is kind of high, relegating them to wide band midrange duty. Their Qts is high too, so you won't be able to port the enclosures either. You won't get very much bass.

Ya, I did notice that too. But for the price they would make a decent little pair of surrounds or even a cc. And yes sealed would be the way to go with these. I would definately use a subwoofer with these as well. I just noticed them this morning at work and started thinking of some ideas for them

[Tony Nelson]

Re: Buy-out JAMO's on PE

They'd be fine to 100 Hz or so, making a sub a necessity. Good for satellites or surrounds.

Ya, that what I was thinking. I might give it ago, considering it would be ~20$ for drivers for two speakers.

[tedwilt]

Re: Buy-out JAMO's on PE

Notice FOAM suspensions.

[philiparcario]

Re: Buy-out JAMO's on PE

foam will last 15 years or more.

[Tony Nelson]

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I am not worried at all about foam surrounds. I will not likely own these 15 years from now either, at least I wouldn't hope ;). Most likely will just gift them to my brother for use as PC speakers or something. run them off of a T-amp.

Just looks like a fun project, probably wouldn't get to technical on the crossovers either. Do not need outstanding sound quality out of these.

[billfitzmaurice]

Re: Buy-out JAMO's on PE

foam will last 15 years or more.

A lot more. Those foam surrounds from the 80s that are now rotted away weren't treated with the stabilizers that were introduced when the rotting problem became evident.

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considering the sensitivity, would'nt they make a nice little mtm?
the tweeters are very nice looking.

[Guest]

Re: Buy-out JAMO's on PE

With some designs, they say foam actually has an advantage in the midrange... and with these being "bass shy", they should have fairly clean mids, and sound nice for low cost.

[Tony Nelson]

Re: Buy-out JAMO's on PE

considering the sensitivity, would'nt they make a nice little mtm?
the tweeters are very nice looking.

I was hoping someone would say that.