New build for shop system

AngrySailor

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Did you put speaker terminals on the backs of these? If so did you use 10ga wire to run from the terminal to the woofer?
I used 12/2 stranded copper trailer wire from the auto parts store. I soldered eyelets then passed some 10/32 bolts through the MDF and put nuts on to hold the posts. Then put eyelets on the speaker wires and used some 10/32 wing nuts to attach the speaker wires from the amp. Cheap, functional not audiophile approved
 

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If the music gets to where it needs to be it's approved. I'm running my JBL- L150s on an old 12/3 ugly yellow, flat ext. cord that needed a new end on it. It must thirty years old, very flexible so it's probably fairly good quality wire. Sounded crappy for a few hours then came on strong.
 

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If the music gets to where it needs to be it's approved. I'm running my JBL- L150s on an old 12/3 ugly yellow, flat ext. cord that needed a new end on it. It must thirty years old, very flexible so it's probably fairly good quality wire. Sounded crappy for a few hours then came on strong.
LOL!!!!
 

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If the music gets to where it needs to be it's approved. I'm running my JBL- L150s on an old 12/3 ugly yellow, flat ext. cord that needed a new end on it. It must thirty years old, very flexible so it's probably fairly good quality wire. Sounded crappy for a few hours then came on strong.
lol so what do you figure, after 30 years the wire just needed a few more hours to break in???
 

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Not real sure what the deal is but I know that most of my old stereo equipment sounded better over time after not being used for awhile. Break in/burn on electrical components happens so maybe from not being used for so many years the wire decided it liked making music better than running the tools...;)
 

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I’ve heard of cryogenic treatment but that sounds like comatose treatment? You probably need to charge a lot for it.
 
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