building a center

[bmxfelon420]

I will be getting a reciever soon, so i need to make a center that will be driven by 80 watts. I was looking to build a center, but i was wondering what would be reasonable size speakers to use, and id like to keep the price for the drivers under 60 dollars alltogether if possible. Ill build the cabinet myself, and space isnt too much of an issue, it can be a foot or two wide and pretty deep too.

[efzauner]

Why don't you browse ebay a bit first, see what you can pick up ready built?

[bmxfelon420]

what would i look for in that price range?

[boom3]

I will be getting a reciever soon, so i need to make a center that will be driven by 80 watts. I was looking to build a center, but i was wondering what would be reasonable size speakers to use, and id like to keep the price for the drivers under 60 dollars alltogether if possible. Ill build the cabinet myself, and space isnt too much of an issue, it can be a foot or two wide and pretty deep too.

Apex Jr. has the 8 inch Klipsch K-1077 woofers for about $37 each, also they have T/S parameters. I don't have the URL right now but Google Apex Jr and it's there. I've bought a bunch of stuff from them and they're a good outfit.

[ironwoods]

What will you be using as mains, as it's unclear as to whether you'll be fixing/replacing the blown mids on the Pioneers, replacing them altogether or the satellites from the Promedia 2.1's?

[efzauner]

try this

http://cgi.ebay.ca/KLIPSCH-CENTER-SPEAKER-KV-3_W0QQitemZ9718609773QQcategoryZ116197QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or this

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Klipsch-KV-1-KV1-Center-Channel-Speaker-Black-Like-New_W0QQitemZ9717258664QQcategoryZ116197QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or this

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Klipsch-Center-Channel-Speaker-KV-2-Good-Condition_W0QQitemZ9718086049QQcategoryZ116197QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Just watch for a few weeks to see what comes up, get a feel for the prices, so you know when there is a good deal.

[billyjoe72]

I got lucky and found a scrapped out klf10 for $60 and built my own cabinet. It rocks.

[bmxfelon420]

Im fixing the pioneers and they are going to be my mains. Im replacing all the drivers in my rears, because the ones they have suck.

[ironwoods]

Then ideally you'd want the same HF/mid drivers as those in the Pioneers. May be hard to locate, but give Parts Express a shot.

Are you planning on reworking the XO's also, or just dropping them in, and hoping for the best?

[bmxfelon420]

Im going to drop them in and see what happens, and if theres any major frequency holes than ill probably get some new crossovers.

Im wondering, what is the frequency range of vocals, approximately? I want the speaker to at least be decent and be able to sound reasonably accurate, but im not going for anything crazy since im on a tight budget.

[ironwoods]

A very deep bass singer might go down as low as about 80 Hz. The most critical frequency range for the intelligibility of human speech and singing is from 2 kHz to 4 kHz. Sibilants in the human voice go up to about 12 kHz.