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DIY is the ticket!

Posted by mhardy6647 (A) on April 22, 2007 at 07:24:54

In Reply to: Scott 222C budget speaker suggestions posted by zoethebrave on April 22, 2007 at 07:00:24:

Here are two nice examples, IMNSHO. PartsExpress (and maybe also Madisound) have premade cabinets if you, like me, are inept at woodworking.

Fostex FE-207E in BR cabinets. Very efficient; terrific midrange and none (IMO) of the "shoutiness" that plagues some Fostex drivers. Dave J built these and kindly sold them to me a while back.

Mass loaded TQWT's (Bob Brines design). These rawk, man :-) Seriously, they are far better than you'd think for a $15 car speaker driver (Radio Shack 40-1354). I've augmented mine with "supertweeters" (old R/S planars). These are less efficient than the Fostex FR's, but do better in the bass (!?!) and look nice, too. I use them with an EICO HF-81 (14-ish wpc); they'd be fine with the Scott. Bob's current versions are for Fostex drivers. I think he might sell knocked-down enclosures as kits.

Madisound has the Fostex-loaded "BK-16" kit that looks really interesting, but I haven't heard these.

Lots of sub-$1k options if you expand your search to DIY and used/vintage.
all the best,
mrh

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