hoel@null.DEC (07/11/84)
Recently during a Friday afternoon filled with severe ugliness and more beer than any frat boy deserves , I had my speakers nuked during a Dead Kennedies LP . I have begun the search for a new set of speakers in the $200 - $400 price range, with the chief requirements being : 1. They sound decent ( this is a misnomer , they'll probably only be playing rock and punk music ) 2. They are virtually indestructable (I live in a UC Berkeley frat) 3. Their lifetime need only be one to five years, depending upon when I decide to enter the real world , and at that point I'll look for a higher quality set which will play real music After going through the motions of visiting various 'warehouse' stereo stores , I came upon one curious salesman that suggested that I build my own ( his store did carry a large number of drivers ) . He stated that I could build a fairly good quality set rather inexpensively , which could handle all the power and distortion I would ever want to pump through them ( 90 watt amp ). He also suggested that I stick with a closed cabinet for design simplicity. I have had a fairly good amount of experience with wood working, although I would probalbly make the speakers out of particle board , two by fours, vast quantities of Elmer's glue, and a can of black spray paint - basical- ly I don't care what they look like. Is this idea of building my own speakers far too stupid and naive to con- tinue with, or have others had experience with building their own at some point in the past . All comments are more than welcome, but if you think that the idea of building my own is not worthwhile, please suggest some- thing in the $ 200 - $ 400 price range ( remember , these will not be the last set of speakers I'll ever own). THANKS A BUNCH - Erik Hoel DEC - Hudson
ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (07/14/84)
If you can find a used pair of Electrovoice Sentry IV speakers they are going to be your best bet. First, they are the only decent speaker EV makes. Two, they are not pretty, but finished in Roadie black. Three, they are a little big. Four, they are some of the most efficient things I've seen in a while. -Ron
spoo@utcsrgv.UUCP (Suk Lee) (07/18/84)
This isn't HI-FI (fanfare to follow), but you could try what my house did: after nearly demolishing several pairs of very nice speakers at parties, we used our tiny little minds and bought a second-hand pair of Cerwin-Vega stage speakers for $300/pair from a pro instrument shop. They look horrid, but with judicious equalization they sound okay for blasting and they are EFFICIENT. A 50-watt amp is enough to blow away your eardrums for the rest of the week. -- From the pooped paws of: Suk Lee ..!{decvax,linus,allegra,ihnp4}!utcsrgv!spoo