Thanks for the help you two, feeling so much better today. The light at the end of the tunnel is bright
Those tweets will work great. If you notice, the tweeter is inset with a curved throat....that is in essence, a 'waveguide'....the slight horn shape to the throat acts as a slight horn which will boost acoustic output by about 2-3db. Those are perfect & yes, I forgot that I already mentioned these when I posted about 4 ohm tweeters.caution said:Just call me Walter haha
I'm so glad I didn't use 35%, I probably would've injured myself and ruined the case. More than once I got some on my fingers and did gave me those white skin burns.
My other tweeter shows up tomorrow, party time! Parts Express shipped me only one, even though it was hand-written on the invoice that they had sent two. They didn't hesitate to send out the other one. Oh and after I bend the tabs through the old holes they will drop right into the old tweeter shells!
The paper speaker cones in these old boomboxes are so dried out and thirsty, just gently touching the permanent marker pulls the ink straight in! Only very light pressure is needed, I can promise you that.Cpl-Chronic said:This resto is so F'en BOMB-ASS large, it owns the rest, outright! BAM!! Those neo-dymium tweets are sweet eh? They almost fit anywhere with a good sensitivity too....very efficient & cheap...dirt cheap...
Never did the black marker trick. Didn't want to poke any holes in the delicate paper of the cones....
Cpl
How do they sound after the time has passed?jimmyjimmy19702010 said:The paper speaker cones in these old boomboxes are so dried out and thirsty, just gently touching the permanent marker pulls the ink straight in! Only very light pressure is needed, I can promise you that.
Before I did the speakers in my RX-5150 last year, the cones were a little fluffy. After the re-colour, the cones were smooth and new looking again. They have held the colour beautifully and still look new.
James....