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In Reply to: Radio Shack Nova 8B Speakers posted by safeharbor on April 16, 2007 at 09:31:15:
If you're impressed now, safeharbor, wait until you replace that stock thin wiring with 16 gauge!!!
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Really? I've never replaced the inner wiring in a speaker. It really makes that much difference?
Most speakers of that era used thin stock wiring, safeharbor. So replacing them with 16 gauge lowers the impedance; thus your amp doesn't have to work as hard. You'll get a more open sound @ lower volume settings. Did that for a pair of Realistic MC 1000s recently, & the recipient just loves 'em, powered by a Realistic 850 receiver. Before that, as KVMR's community volunteer coordinator, she had to rely on telephone audio patch to monitor the station's signal. She's gotten quite a few compliments on her vintage system's mellow audio quality.
The wire inside the cabinet is quite thin. I pulled out the woofer to take a look. I am assuming that I would have to solder the new wire in place on each end?
Affirmative to that, safeharbor! If you're really feeling adventurous, direct wire your woof & bypass those woof coils. Utilizing simple cap xovers on your mids-n-tweets can deliver surprising results. Did just that last summer on a pair of Sansui SP-1500s. Wired the mids-n-tweets in parallel to their individual xover cap. Damn thing morphed into a kabuki-countenanced J.B.L. monitor(Sansui was J.B.L.'s Asian distributor, so probably had access to myriad tonefull drivers)! Had extremely stout stock wiring, so it wasn't replaced. Recipient is quite satisfied with their articulation of late 80's JVC amplification. Plus their W.A.F.! Thank the heavens, since he's a Soprano's fanatic! Your Novas are probably loaded with Utah drivers, safeharbor, a.k.a. the poor person's Electro Voice. Who knows what aural delights await within???
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