looking for input and direction

[dominic42]

this is my first post, iv been reading the forums for a few days and really like the site. a little about me im 46 an electrician by trade and a woodworker for fun.

over the years i have had numerous stereos but nothing i would consider hi end, except for the fisher i had many years a go with the tubes.

the last stereo i purchased was a 5.1 channel jbl system from cosco about 8 years a go and is what i currently have now. last year i purchased a pair of bostons T1000-II from a fella for 100 bucks that was going thru a divorce, at the time i thought they where fairly new because of the looks of them till i looked them up on the website and found that they where early 90's product line. i did have to replace one of the woofers but other then that they look and sound great as far as i can tell. a few weeks ago i purchased a new center channel from parts express.

today i just purchased a RXV-659 to replace the JBL box.

so once i get the new yamaha ill really
know how this all sounds together. as of now i may just stick with the three speakers and slowly add some rears and so on.

so if you have any input it would be much appreaciated.
thanks
Dom

 

[billy p]

Well if your happy with the sound the three speaker you've compiled are the most important in a 5.1 system.So if they tonally match it's a good start I would add the rears next and get the sub last!!
PS: DID YOU CHANGE BOTH SUB WOOFERS OR JUST ONE?I THINK YOU MIGHT BE OFF WITH YOUR BASS REFLEX AT LOUD VOL..?

 

[jcPanny]

HT speakers

I agree that tonnal matching of the fronts is important. You should consider a used boston in the same line or with similar sized drivers to your mains for a better tonal match.
The 8" woofers on your mains should play low enough for music, but you might consider a good 10" or 12" sub from SVS or HSU to fill in the low end for HT.
Finally, pick one or two pairs of bookshelf speakers for the surround channels to finish off your system.

 

[dominic42]

hi fellas and thanks for the reply's
as for the woofers i only changed the one, i replaced it with a DAYTON RS225S-8 8" REFERENCE SERIES SHIELDED WOOFER, from parts express i only bought one to see how it fits in the cabinet and sounds. well it doesnt fit as well as the boston original so im thinking my best bet is to go directly to boston and purchase the replacements from them, they want 75.00 a speaker. the problem with the dayton is that the hole in the cab is exactly 8" and the o.d. is 8 5/8" so it doesnt seat in the hole very well. plus the suround sits higher the the original and makes contact with the grill cloth. or i could send them out to simply speaker and have them rebuilt.

Dom

 

[dominic42]

ok here is another question about my bostons:
T-1000 II oak or walnut 2-8" woofer, 6.5" mid, 1" tweeter 88-90 150 watts $1,200.00/pr
i just copied that from bostons website. since these speakers are 16 plus years old and technology has advanced since then. would it be a good idea to have all the drivers rebuilt with todays materials maybe even new cross overs?

or hasnt speaker technology changed much since these where introduced.

any suggestions on where the best place to have them rebuilt.

i would just replace the drivers if i could find ones that fit the holes properly. even boston says they cant guarantee that there replacements will be an exact match to what i have in there size wise.