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TSleong7
post Jun 4 2008, 10:02 AM, updated 18y ago

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trying to be innovative here.

was wondering can i modified a woofer to amp,as i found similarity bewteen them biggrin.gif

newbie here,so hope someone can help me on this matter,

thanks

This post has been edited by leong7: Jun 7 2008, 10:51 PM
supercolossal
post Jun 4 2008, 10:15 AM

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What amplifier are you refereing to?
Rossie
post Jun 4 2008, 12:18 PM

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A woofer is still only a speaker, totally different from an amp...
There are two sections: preamp and power amp in an "amp"...

The woofer doesn't have a power section, your signal will most likely sound very very week if you go through the woofer directly... You must at least have one for your signal to be amplified... The preamp is what shapes your sound...

To answer your question: no icon_rolleyes.gif

TSleong7
post Jun 4 2008, 10:11 PM

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To supercolossal:

im refering to an guitar amp biggrin.gif

To Rossie:

so there is no way to modified it?i mean can i add something to amplified it?if it's possible can tell from A to Z?


Willing to spend as i might have a unique amp if i made it work tongue.gif .(hopefully)
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post Jun 4 2008, 10:15 PM

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I'm afraid not...

You must have a power amp to amplify your signal...

Maybe you can use it for your guitar speaker?
Not many guitarist use a woofer for their sound, Steve Lukather of Toto uses one... And even has his own signature woofer too...
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post Jun 4 2008, 10:28 PM

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QUOTE(Rossie @ Jun 4 2008, 10:15 PM)
I'm afraid not...

You must have a power amp to amplify your signal...

Maybe you can use it for your guitar speaker?
Not many guitarist use a woofer for their sound, Steve Lukather of Toto uses one... And even has his own signature woofer too...
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and a hi-fi woofer is different than a guitar woofer...


Leong7 : you're having just a speaker + a speaker cabinet, ain't you ? a speaker doesn't cost much, and you can't do much of it without a proper amplifier.
even if you buy an amplifier, or build one (but you need good electric/electronic experience to do that), i'm afraid your woofer is more designed to handle music than guitar. But i could worth a try. It's gonna cost a bomb : guitar amplifier by themselves (aka "head") are quite expensive. Cheap amplifiers come in forms of "combo", which are a head + speakers within the same case.
It's like hifi : it's cheaper to buy a Sony all-in-one system (boombox, or whtever) than "Marantz" separate elements.

TSleong7
post Jun 5 2008, 12:09 AM

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thanks to all rclxms.gif

looks like tht woofer will be left alone in stor sad.gif


Added on June 7, 2008, 10:54 pmfound this page and found it quite useful as i can get all the parts but i got few question:D

http://www.diyguitarist.com/GuitarAmps/LittleGem.htm

Is the circuit suit 40W amp?
Is it powered only by 9V?
If so,how loud it could be?
If I powered it to 230V will same configuration,will it burnout?
Is there solution to this?
Can show me the solution?
Last,if i gig with it on 9v,will the adapter overheat?

hoping someone could help as i found out i got 3 speaker in my stor =____=


Added on June 8, 2008, 1:00 pmanyone can help ?unsure.gif icon_question.gif

This post has been edited by leong7: Jun 8 2008, 01:00 PM

 

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