I spotted a JVC component stereo system in the trash at work. I had to dive in and grab the speakers just out of curiosity. I found they are part of JVC MX-G50 system. Your typical gaudy over-the-top styled boombox looking setup
To my surprise they realy are a 3-way of sorts. A 5" foam surround midbass up front perched on a plastic riser glued to the inner front baffle plate. It is in sealed alignment via a compartment created by an internal baffle that separates the enclosure into a front and rear section. The tweeter is a cone type, screwed to the front plastic cover. Probably most exciting is a 5" “subwoofer” on the side utilizing the rear interior volume with a port out the front. A rather large rubber surround, and a slug of MDF glued to the cone to add mass.
I’m a bit impressed with the quality feel of the drivers and some of the engineering details. There is actually some ~1/2" thick felted material at the back of the midbass section. I expected it to be more chintzy. On the other hand… some of the panels seem to be only near 1/4" thick, and the only crossover component is a cap on the tweeter. Though, the side firing woofer has it’s own dedicated wiring out the back for separate amplification. (apparently these little boogers got 80w channels?!? Mini Systems - MX-G50 - Introduction)
The worst part is they shared a room with a heavy smoker. They stunk up my Jeep from just sitting in there for a few hours.
I’ll save the drivers atleast. Maybe I’d use some in a bluetooth build or something.