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Posted by Marty Cozad on Sunday, April 16, 2006 8:13 AM
If you have the room, WallyMart has a 3.5" 4 ohm speaker in automotive section that sounds really good. reasonably priced.

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

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Posted by RhB_HJ on Saturday, April 15, 2006 5:52 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by rayf

I need help in trying to improve the sound of the speakers in commercial sound systems thanks Rayf


Hi Ray,

Secret tip from up the valley: some people use small glass jars (baby food etc.) for very good results. [;)][;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 15, 2006 1:49 AM
Is this to do with a sound system in a locomotive?


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Posted by grandpopswalt on Friday, April 14, 2006 10:35 PM
If you can pack in a little fiberglas behind the cone (making sure it doesn't touch) it will further improve the quality by reducing internal reflections.

Walt
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Posted by bman36 on Friday, April 14, 2006 10:27 PM
Hi Ray,
An enclosure is vital to good sound quality. I make mine from hardwood and glue it all together. I find that hardwood will give a much better resonance especially for diesel sounds. When I first installed sound in my FA1 I found it rather lousy. The enclosure made all the difference. Hope this helps. Later eh...Brian.
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Posted by cacole on Friday, April 14, 2006 7:07 AM
Do you have the speaker inside a baffle? I try to always enclose the back of the speaker, especially if it's going into a large area. Leaving the back open cancels out the lower frequencies and reduces the volume of a speaker.

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speaker sound quality
Posted by rayf on Friday, April 14, 2006 6:53 AM
I need help in trying to improve the sound of the speakers in commercial sound systems thanks Rayf

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