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Thread: VERY budget music system- serious bang for the buck! |
    
Bronze Member Username: Furyous
FL
USA
Post Number: 44
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 11:48 am: |
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I had a lot of equipement left over after upgrades over the years and decided to put them together to make the best 2 channel system I could with what I had. When I thought of it, something that sounds this good can be put together for $600 or less.
Here's the whole package.
Homemade tower speakers cost about $200 to build. They weigh 213 pounds each and sound amazing. Very complex enclosure inside I invented after 15 years of trial and error. Patent pending so no secrets revealed here.
Scott LK-48 B tube amp I picked up at Altenrative Audio in Atlanta for $200. I updated the looks a bit by adding machined aluminum knobs and painting the chassis and transformers gloss black. I always loved the sound of this thing. That is a Sony 200 disc changer which makes it convenient to listen from disc to disc. You can pick these up for less than $150 new now, although this cost me $280 when it was the latest thing. You could go with a single disc used for dirt cheap and spend the rest of your money on quality cables. The end result is amazing- It takes me away from my massive home theater system now and the to have a stiff drink and listen to forgotten music. What a cheap escape. |
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Silver Member Username: Eib_nation
Ohio
EIBville
Post Number: 132
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 06:00 pm: |
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Looks great! I expecially like the look of your DIY speakers. Very well done |
Silver Member Username: Delsole
Post Number: 452
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 02:53 pm: |
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looks very old fashion
i like it |
Gold Member Username: Basshead86
Google is your Friend,
FL
Post Number: 4952
Registered: Aug-05
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| Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 04:28 pm: |
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dang...let the cat out of the bag on the speaker enclosures man, i won't tell anybody |
Bronze Member Username: Furyous
FL
USA
Post Number: 45
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 06:27 pm: |
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Let's just say it's a combination of several enclosure types used in such a way to produce a flat frequency response extremely efficiently. Many people ask where the sub is, but I am only running MCM 8" woofers. They are crossed over at 120 Hz so the 6.5's don't contribute to the bass at all. Bummer that the tweeters inside the 6.5's blew (they are coaxial like KEF loudspeakers). Imaging was noticeably better before I was forced to put the titanium tweeters up top. |
Silver Member Username: Gamerdude
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 160
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 02:21 pm: |
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Sounds like a puzzle for the speakers |
Bronze Member Username: Darth
The woodlands
Post Number: 100
Registered: Aug-05
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| Posted on Friday, September 15, 2006 - 12:06 pm: |
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Furyuos,
Nice nice nice, like the gear; how's the sound ? |
Bronze Member Username: Furyous
FL
USA
Post Number: 47
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 01:00 pm: |
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Sound is as pure as I've heard, thanks. I used to go to Audio Alternatives in Atlanta with any girl I was dating at the time. The owner (Allen) is a great guy who would set me up with some vinyl and dual Nakamichi Golden Dragon tube amps and wring that cost more than my car, dim the lights, leve the room, and close the door. Not totally up to par with that system, but sure does remind me of my single days. I think by now I have gone through most of the 200 discs in the changer and I haven't felt the need to so much as adjust the bass or treble controls. Just sounds natural. |
Gold Member Username: Thx_3417
Bournemouth,...
Post Number: 1619
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 03:34 am: |
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Furyous
Ported at the rear are they, or are they sealed? |
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Bronze Member Username: Msvara
Post Number: 28
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Friday, December 01, 2006 - 11:14 am: |
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I love it! Good work! |
