Yamaha NS-A600 Wife did great, I messed up

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I had given my wife strict instructions to notify me if she ever saw any large heavy speakers by a list of the usual companies (Advent etc.) at any thrift stores/ Goodwill. Last night she told me about these large Yamaha speakers. To make a long story short: 1) I should listen to you guys more. 2) Why do these things suck so bad. If you think its just the crappy cabinets that can be taken care of by my wood working skills. Is it a bad crossover? This would be very unusual for Yamaha but I could work with that too. The drivers seem ok, there is no personality though, no punch, nothing that that size should give you. My question is to someone who has heard them and got stuck with them. What kinda project might I be able to use the innards for? Subwoofer maybe? I need one. Are there specs on these somewhere? My wounds are only my pride, I only paid ten bucks but still a large woofer that new should be worth more than the garbage.
 
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Sell them and move on. You'll get your money back and be on the hunt for something far better.
 
Your absolutely right. Its just this is the first thing of any size I've had the room to bring home and to me anyways and my son(13 years old) who agreed with me they suck its a little disappointing.
 
heres a few things that Ive done that have made crappy spêakers sound less so, not quite mid fi yet, but listenable. pull the drivers, prolly you will note a lack of insulation in the cab, you may also note that there may not be a proper xover network, just some caps inline on the mid and tweet. take a hard look at whats in there, maybe some bracing could help, point is to stiffen weak panels. If they were bass weak, or boomy..like lack of insulation to try to get any bass response at all, then I would suggest a front port if there is none. If the mid and highs were muddyish, then replace the caps, and if there are no level controls for the mid and tweet I would consider adding some. Insulate the hell out of that box, leaving a clear path to the port from the back of the woofer, reassemble temporarily and see what youve got. You may have to switch out the tweeters if you still arent getting love. Adding a complex xover would be a def help if there isnt one there, but there would be a little money involved there, unless you had a suitable doner. Point is, try to make the most of whats there, cheaply, because time is one thing if youve got it to spare, money thatd be another.
 
What is so strange here is that many people love the NS 1000 and that it makes it seem as though anything that big from Yamaha should be at least good. Audiokarma did warn me in several posts about the NS-A600 though. It seems as though modding a piece of garbage can give you average. I will mod these, regardless and let you know if I find anything better than average. I was just kinda looking for ideas where to start.
 
Ok, I learned something. I took these things out to the garage and cranked them. Ok I wanted to blow them up, I found there forte, 100 watts plus! They are happy, at ear bleeding levels they sound ok. I will use them in my garage. Thanx everyone!
 
Here's an easy five-step cure for poor-sounding speakers:

1. Replace the cabinet with something sturdier and better damped.
2. Replace the drivers with better-quality ones.
3. Replace the crossover with something high-quality and appropriate to the drivers.
4. Rewire, and make sure you use good connectors.
5. Make sure there is enough internal dampening stuff, and that the case is airtight.

Of course there is the easy two-step short-cut to achieving this:
Step 1. Get rid of the poor speakers.
Step 2. Get good speakers.

The cure for the bruised ego and the disappointment that comes with having bought them in the first place is simple and self-delivering: listen to the great new speakers!
 
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