Another Dirtstiff Speaker Thread

[Hornblower]

What did you use to remove metal in those areas? A dremel cut-off wheel?

That is what I am thinking of doing. Or maybe very careful; judicious use of a bench grinding wheel... I don't want to heat the metal up though from the grinding... I guess little; short measured runs at it will keep the heat down.

Yep, dremel tool with abrasive cut-off wheel. The metal is fairly thin and easy to cut. It only takes a few minutes but be careful not to cut too deep so as to penetrate the edge of the speaker cone.

[willtill]

Yep, dremel tool with abrasive cut-off wheel. The metal is fairly thin and easy to cut. It only takes a few minutes but be careful not to cut too deep so as to penetrate the edge of the speaker cone.

Cool Thanks!

[edgeman55]

Well after reading all the reviews here I just ordered a pair from Amazon.Figure for 54 bucks to my door worth a try.I have the old model J&M's and have been happy with them will put my thoughts here how I feel about the JBL's after I get them in.

[stepbill]

What did you use to remove metal in those areas? A dremel cut-off wheel?

That is what I am thinking of doing. Or maybe very careful; judicious use of a bench grinding wheel... I don't want to heat the metal up though from the grinding... I guess little; short measured runs at it will keep the heat down.

Me being retired Air Force, I just tore it with my fingers .

[willtill]

Me being retired Air Force, I just tore it with my fingers .

Actually, being retired from the Army; I was going to bite it off

[choptop]

Actually, being retired from the Army; I was going to bite it off

Being newly retired and not sure what to do w/myself I will probably look at it for a couple of days, then think on it a couple of days then...

[stepbill]

Being newly retired and not sure what to do w/myself I will probably look at it for a couple of days, then think on it a couple of days then...

[Greg O]

From all the positive reviews on this thread on the JBL GTO 638 speakers, I pulled the trigger. I purchased from Amazon for $54.95 plus shipping, a total of about $64.00. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread.

[ths61]

The GTO638's arrived @ an hour ago.

The GTO638's are marked as 2 Ohm speakers, but measure @ 2.8 Ohms according to Mr. Fluke.

The OEM woofers are marked as 3.8 Ohms, but measure @ 3.3 Ohms according to Mr. Fluke.

One other minor observation. The Tweeter/Midrange stalk is fixed and you have to mount them upside down. Being such, you can not balance the treble with both tweeters either on the inside or the outside.

[stepbill]

The GTO638's arrived @ an hour ago.

The GTO638's are marked as 2 Ohm speakers, but measure @ 2.8 Ohms according to Mr. Fluke.

The OEM woofers are marked as 3.8 Ohms, but measure @ 3.3 Ohms according to Mr. Fluke.

Not sure what your saying as I don't really understand ohms but I do know that they sound a hell of a lot better than stock.