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- From: eklein@whsun1.whoi.edu (Edgar Kleindinst)
- Subject: woofer advice needed
- Message-ID: <1993Jan2.214359.2293@netnews.whoi.edu>
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- Organization: NOAA-NMFS
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 93 21:43:59 GMT
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- I have four OHM C2 speakers that are over 15 years old.
- The foam material surrounding the woofer cone is disintegrating and falling
- out in large pieces. I contacted OHM about replacements and was told
- "the company that made those woofers went out of business and
- we could not find any speakers that came close so we discontinued them".
- I was told that (for a limited time only) I could trade in the old ones
- for $500 off the small Walsh driver "Sound Cylinder" speaker system.
-
- Sounds like BS to me. I would imagine that speaker technology has come
- a long way in 15 years and there must be something that will work.
-
- These speakers sound great and I don't want (can't afford) to lose
- them. The bass response at low volumes is the nicest part of the sound
- so the replacement woofer is critical. High efficency is a must.
-
- I am ignorant when it comes to sound systems so I don't want to
- get just any woofer without seeking some advice. I realize this may be
- like asking what is a good engine for my car but here goes....
-
- What is a good 10" woofer that I could use. The specs on the speakers
- are .....
-
- woofer - 10" unit
- 2 lb. ferrite magnet
- 1 1/2" voice coil
-
- crossovers 1700 Hz
- 5000 Hz
-
- impedance (IEEE) 40 to 8/6 ohms
-
- freq. response 37 to 20,000 Hz. +- 4dB
- -3 dB at 18,000 Hz.
-
- efficiency 0.70%
- min. 10 watts (rms)
- max. 100 watts (rms)
-
- I am into computers not speaker systems and this means nothing
- to me. Any advice is welcome .......
-
- eklein@whsun1.wh.whoi.edu (Edgar Kleindinst)
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