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PAPER CONE SPEAKERS IN CAR [message #15387] Mon, 25 September 2006 18:58 Go to next message
Asher is currently offline  Asher
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My dad bought some paper cone bozak house speakers in the seventies. I took them apart and found a sub, a mid, and 2 tweeters in each one. can i make new speaker boxes and mount them in my car? do i have to use something to support the speaker magnets so that the cones wont rip? do i have to insolate the boxes? do i need a preamp? if so how do i run it off of my car?

thanx for your help

Re: PAPER CONE SPEAKERS IN CAR [message #15388 is a reply to message #15387] Mon, 25 September 2006 21:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
colinhester is currently offline  colinhester
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You took apart Bozaks to make car speakers? This must be a joke. If not, you could have sold those for more than enough money to buy a VERY nice car system......C

Re: PAPER CONE SPEAKERS IN CAR [message #15389 is a reply to message #15388] Mon, 25 September 2006 22:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Asher is currently offline  Asher
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to tell you the truth my dad told me i could have them and i knew they were old but i had no idea they had any worth, i just knew they had really good sound quality

how much are they worth (i have 2 12" woofers, 2 mids, 4 tweeters, and 2 crossovers)?

Re: PAPER CONE SPEAKERS IN CAR [message #15390 is a reply to message #15389] Mon, 25 September 2006 22:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
colinhester is currently offline  colinhester
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Look on eBay and follow Bozak speakers for a month or so. Some of the more collectable go for big bucks. Do you still have the cabinets? Can you get a model number?.....C



Re: PAPER CONE SPEAKERS IN CAR [message #15391 is a reply to message #15390] Mon, 25 September 2006 23:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I dont have the original cabinets but i will look for the model numbers tomorrow, if they are nice i might just keep them and make car boxes for them and have one kickass car audio system

Re: PAPER CONE SPEAKERS IN CAR [message #15392 is a reply to message #15391] Mon, 25 September 2006 23:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
colinhester is currently offline  colinhester
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The drivers will not last a week (month tops) in a car's environment. There is too much heat and vibration. Modern car speakers are built much more rugged than the engineers of your 25+ year old speakers could have ever dreamed possible. Another consideration is power handling. I suspect the maximum power handling of these speakers is 50 watts, but that's just a wild-ass guess.....Colin

Re: PAPER CONE SPEAKERS IN CAR [message #15393 is a reply to message #15392] Tue, 26 September 2006 20:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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okay, maybe ill sell them unless i hear differently, thanx for your help

Re: PAPER CONE SPEAKERS IN CAR [message #15411 is a reply to message #15387] Fri, 03 November 2006 22:14 Go to previous message
John Chleapas is currently offline  John Chleapas
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What an idiot. The Bozak speakers of that era can take not too many watts too sound glorious, or to get blown up. They would last maybe one on/off cycle if used in a car period. The woofers are needed to be turned every few years as they tend to sag. Since any people turn them sideways for the b305 model I am told they had to rotate the drivers. Anyway You ruined classic speakers for a very low rent car project? You are a fool to be kind. You would have had some great sounding speakers for your home had you used them for their intended purpose which was/is home audio.

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