Picked up a rummage Kenwood stereo from Japan!

[duckman]

I really love the way these look. Wife hates them of course, too bad.



I don't have another way to test the Kenwood gear. Duckman, you had a similar Kenwood system?

Of course you would , they look very Boomboxish!

Yeah, I had the exact same amp and pre. Didn't have it for long however, and haven't heard anything back from the young guy (my kids buddy) I sold it too . . . . . yet.

Sound got warbly at higher volumes then just after running for a few moments @ any level, so suspected the outputs and low and behold it was them. If you can find a way to test separately, maybe a buds system or possibly your home system has Pre-out / Amp-in jumpers?

 

[blu_fuz]

15" woofs
4" mid range
4" woofer dust cap
8ohm

 

[JVC Floyd]

joe you can also put a bigger dust cap right over the old one without removing anything . i think one that sits just inside the ribs at the center of the cone would look bad ass.

 

[blu_fuz]

^ I would rather do that and not risk tearing the cone. A 4.5" set would be perfect.

 

[JVC Floyd]

prolly wont like these but you could just stick em' right on top the old ones.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-of-Aluminum-3-3-4-Speaker-Dust-Caps/161701020934?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D056e7d7b13fb432080b03794eb2b21f7%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D150796241573&rt=nc

 

[blu_fuz]

Ha! If they were gold maybe!

 

[JVC Floyd]

i'll find a set might take me a minute , doubt they will be gold though lol.

 

[blu_fuz]

I saw plenty of 4.5" on epay. It is a poly material.

 

[JVC Floyd]

what about these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-5-Poly-Dome-Speaker-Subwoofer-Dust-Cap-Kit-/290552336120?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a644cef8

 

[blu_fuz]

Yep those are the ones.

 

[JVC Floyd]

seems to be a poly material.
also makes em' harder to dent .

 

[JVC Floyd]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPEAKER-DUST-CAPS-4-5-FELT-/301632037202?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item463aaba152

 

[blu_fuz]

Mine are poly fo sho

 

[duckman]

A buddy of mine got the poly ones (off another speaker), scuff sanded with steel wool then sprayed them silver to match for some mids on another set. Maybe look for a matching gold paint?

 

[blu_fuz]

The closest 'gold' I know off hand is a Rolo candy wrapper. Maybe I could eat a roll of Rolos and glue the wrapper to some new dust caps.

 

[blu_fuz]

That mid range speaker magnet is big gawd dang! And the space is sealed where that speaker is.


Would this 4" work as a replacement?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181145541585

 

[duckman]

The closest 'gold' I know off hand is a Rolo candy wrapper. Maybe I could eat a roll of Rolos and glue the wrapper to some new dust caps.

So true . . And if the Rolo wrappers are a little loose they may give you a whizzer cone effect!

That mid range speaker magnet is big gawd dang! And the space is sealed where that speaker is.

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That is big for a mid, and for sure as big as the magnet on the woofers from the Kenwoods I saw.

Many speakers from reputable companies have sealed enclosures for the mids to keep out the Bass waves. Yamaha, Technics, Wharfedale, JBL all did this (and many more) with Philips and Wharfedale incorporating the diver itself in it's own 'cone of silence' !

Have you tried the mids by themselves to eliminate a crossover issue?

 

[duckman]

Holy Crap , just noticed that side view of the Yamaha Logo plate. Is that a solid milled piece of Auminum or just a well disguised plastic?

 

[blu_fuz]

Plastic. I didnt test the mids alone. When you glex the cone you can feel and here the coil scratching in the magnet.

 

[JVC Floyd]

hey joe if you want me to look at those speakers for you i will, might be able to refoam them and re align the coils if the bobbins are still good. if they are burnt then i guess its lights out .