Alto TX210 restored and converted it into a passive FRFR speaker

 

You've seen my previous project using this Alto TX210 where I used a guitar speaker and improvised this enclosure into a guitar speaker cab. But I was not very happy with it. So now I decided to convert it into a passive FRFR speaker. 

Again I asked chatGPT for help and I bought most of the stuff on ebay second-hand. I bid and won the Celestion TF1020 woofer. I also bought the Alto HG00428 replacement tweeter. Plus I bought a QTX passive 2-way crossover 3khz 4/8 ohms. And I ordered on Amazon a resistor 4.7 ohms 10 watts to protect the tweeter. 

I had to remove the glued cover for the tweeter horn and subwoofer ports. Replaced the speaker. The QTX passive crossover was a mismatch in terms of size. So I had to drill holes so I can screw it in the enclosure. Soldered the wires with wiring spades. Trouble was that the connectors are very much wider than my female spades so I had to stretch it and just forced it to fit. 

My first try, it did not make any sound. I don't know if it was loose wiring or when I was putting it all back together, may be I hit a wire or one of the wirings got disconnected. I opened it again and by accident because of the massive speaker and its weight, it slipped off my hand and the wires got pulled. I reconnected them all except for the tweeter. And it worked. Then, I connected the tweeter again and it was fine. So i closed it up and tested it with my Vox MV50AC. 

It sounded good. Im now waiting or bidding for Harley Benton GPA100 to be my amp for this project. 

Alto TX210 Empty Cab converted to a guitar speaker cab

 I ordered this empty Alto TX210 on ebay. Then I asked ChatGPT to help me convert this into a guitar speaker cabinet. So I used my spare Celestion VT-10 Jr speaker. Then I got an old jack input from my electric guitar. And then I used my alligator clip to test the speaker before soldering. 

It worked. I ended up buying spade connectors. I then covered the tweeter horn hole using an old vitamins cap. I used glue. Then I got leftover rubber play mat that I used for my other DIY speaker cabinet. I cut and put it in the holes. Then I reinforced it with Hobbycraft polyester toy filling. 

It was a straight forward project and it worked. The only problem was it's not what I wanted it to be. I mean it's not that bad but there's something lacking. 

My collection of different speakers and DIY cabs and swaps

 

Celestion G10S-50 speaker cab

Speaker cab comparison direct using vox mv50ac and then with Zoom G1Four

Tone Comparison swapped speakers Celestion VT Jr 10 in bigger cab vs HH Invader 10 in smaller cab

Tone Comparison Between Ready made Cab vs DIY Winebox cab

Celestion VT Junior 10 vs Laney Custom Designed 10 inch 30 watts

DIY wine box speaker cab Tone test

Laney Custom Designed 10 inch speaker DIY cab from Laney HCM30R

Moises AI App gamit sang mga musikero for practise

 

Gin-share ni sa akon sang amon drummer sa banda ko nga The Wildcards.  Amo ni iya gamit pag-gusto nya i-isolate ang drum parts para mapamatian nya gid sakto kng ano ang palo sa drums. Tapos kung kuha nya na, amo ni iya gamit mag-practise as backing track nya. So gin-share nya sa amon nga iya bandmates para ma-try.

At first daw di ko feel pero in the long run, nice man gali especially as a guide like backing track tapos ma-practise mo imo rhythm parts and guitar solos. 

Damo man sya features like key changes, count-in, metronome, pati chords kaya nya ihatag, beats per minute sang song, etc. 

Let me know guys kng na-try nyo na sya or may iban pa kamo nga similar apps nga nagamit. Leave in the comments section. Cheers!