asilker
Super Member
I'm restoring a pair of JBL 4311b, and even with a few broken drivers my dad walks over and says, "these sound kinda like those MCS speakers we have upstairs". He's right. While the JBL's have much more coherency and clarity, the 12" woofer feels a lot like the MCS 683-8227 12" woofer.
These were my first introduction to stereo gear, and the impression was strong enough to pull me through over 10 pairs of speakers just this year. But I moved away from them because I remember them having a really nasty peak around 60hz that was just debilitating. But I'm wondering now if I could build a crossover from scratch to smooth some of that response out. I'll be home in a few weeks so I can pick them up then, and I intend on learning how to set up a mic and run frequency tests, so I suppose the time to learn is now.
How reasonable does a project like this sound? I don't have a whole lot of experience with crossover design, so I would definitely need a crash course and development help. Having read the great zilch's Minimus 7 threads, I realize that this sort of topic can be a bit of a rabbit hole... But hey, it would be a cool project if things worked out.
Just before it's mentioned, the MCS 683-8227 cabs are sealed, not ported. So I don't believe the hump is coming from cabinet design. Here's a photo of them I snagged from an image search (not mine):
I remember @Hifirob2 being the resident MCS expert, so I'd be interested to hear his impressions
These were my first introduction to stereo gear, and the impression was strong enough to pull me through over 10 pairs of speakers just this year. But I moved away from them because I remember them having a really nasty peak around 60hz that was just debilitating. But I'm wondering now if I could build a crossover from scratch to smooth some of that response out. I'll be home in a few weeks so I can pick them up then, and I intend on learning how to set up a mic and run frequency tests, so I suppose the time to learn is now.
How reasonable does a project like this sound? I don't have a whole lot of experience with crossover design, so I would definitely need a crash course and development help. Having read the great zilch's Minimus 7 threads, I realize that this sort of topic can be a bit of a rabbit hole... But hey, it would be a cool project if things worked out.
Just before it's mentioned, the MCS 683-8227 cabs are sealed, not ported. So I don't believe the hump is coming from cabinet design. Here's a photo of them I snagged from an image search (not mine):
I remember @Hifirob2 being the resident MCS expert, so I'd be interested to hear his impressions