After spending a night in my apartment's office I finally got my packages from Parts Express. Free shipping and it only took two days!
I'm sure the first thing you will notice is how un-ideal my listening situation is
But that's all I have right now, so I'm gonna live with it.
Right after I got my packages (8:30AM when the office opened), I had to go to class (9:00AM), so I had to leave my speakers after only a few minutes with them. When I got back from class I couldn't help myself from putting them together (even though I had a Calc test at 5:30, which didn't go well by the way). When I started putting them together the first thing I did was take the grills off the enclosures, and pop, one of the ball/socket things broke off. I was even being careful not to break them!
Anyways, the crossovers were super easy to put together, and I got all the wires set up, and then I had to cut the foam. This did not go very well, I guess I'm just not good at cutting foam. I eventually got most of the insides of the cabinets covered and screwed in the drivers (why not pre-drilled?).
I hooked them up and at first I was very dissappointed with the bass, but then I turned them up, and wow, the bass was there. It was strong and very tight (way better than my subwoofer).
I still have two satellites and my sub hooked up to one set of outputs on my reciever so I can to A/B testing, and the Dayton's sound much better all around. They sound more 'alive' and also much more balanced. The satellites and sub manage to sound thin in the mids/highs, and loose in the bass, while the Dayton's are much better throughout. And they sound GREAT when I turn them up a little.
Overall, I'm happy with my purchase. They were a good deal, fun to put together, and I'm pleased with how they sound.
I'd like to make the grills attach magnetically, and I tried cutting small pieces of magnetic tape, but they weren't strong enough to hold up the grills. Any suggestions on a good way to do this?
