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In Reply to: RE: Enclosure for Altec 416A, 802D? posted by James Romeyn on March 05, 2015 at 12:39:02
If you're not planning on keeping them, you would probably be better off putting the components on Ebay.
The cost of a properly built cabinet would be more than you could realistically recoup. A period correct box for the 416 would be in the 9cuFt range. As Don mentioned, Onkens are popular and I belive you could use a model 19 style cabinet as well, with some modifications. A5 or A7 cabinets would also be a possibility.
What is the horn that you have?
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Thanks. I suspected exactly what you mention, he might not recoup cost for cabinet labor and materials. I suspect more people would rather build their own cabinets than pay for shipping, which costs a small fortune.
Ryan suggested cabinets to use the drivers while they appreciate in value. Any thoughts on this appreciated.
I went to pick them up last night but need fasteners to couple the mid bass for safe movement. Later I'll post image of the horn unless model is marked on them.
Last night I confirmed CD and mid bass both 16 Ohm.
All good advice.... I go for an 825 cab use the 802d in the likely 811 horn and add a supertweeter since that comp driver does not really go much above 10KHz. Then add a subwoofer in the reflex cab below the 150-160 Hz MR horn. Just seal the connection between the horn and bass reflex cabinet and place an 15-18" driver in a bass reflex enclosure or an 10-12" driver in a tapped horn in there. You need to biamp the sub and adjust volumes. But now you have a 20-20Khz speaker. I did this once and it blew away the Wilson Wham which was more than a 100K dollar speaker system!
PS. Stiffen up reinforce the bottom of the 825 cab and putty up the 811 horn to reduce ringing
luck
Rafaro
Wow, now you're cooking with gas! That sounds more than attractive! Would love to have heard that rig.At a recent show (2015 CES IIRC) Wilson showed coming WHAM replacement to journalists (images only of draped/hidden speaker because prototype status only).
Wilson already has $200k/pr model. Can't remember projected price of the new flagship, but your "$100k" number pales, estimate $500k/pr.
Dave and I used to be neighbors in Novato, CA, where our daughters attended school together. I remember bumping in to Dave at the local video rental store. Anyone remember those? Funny that Dave moved to Utah years ago (Mormon status I suppose), now we're still "neighbors" (I'm 90 minutes NE of Wilson's shop).
I helped Dave set up at CES back in the day at the old Riviera Hotel. Dave signed and gave me one of the albums he recorded and produced. IIRC Dave's mastering deck was Ampex half track modified by John Curl, whose offices were in the VMPS Plant where I worked in "beautiful" San Pablo by the SF Bay.
Only persons familiar with San Pablo caught the sarcasm in "beautiful" above. I left the VMPS Plant on San Pablo Ave one night a little late. It was dark. I dropped something in the car, parked with the car idling to pick it up, looked up, and saw a local running toward me full speed like a lion running toward a wounded gazelle. Let's just say I didn't roll down my window and say, "Good evening, may I help you?" but rather stepped on the gas and laid a nice strip of rubber and smoke.
My beat around town car at that time was a red '78 Ford Fairmont wagon with 302ci V8. The V8 made only 140hp, but the car was stripped with no accessories except AC, weighed only about 2800 lbs, had a big fat torque curve, RWD, and was a kick to toss around. Even the brakes worked pretty well. The Mustang shared the Fairmont platform. I rang its neck daily and it never failed. Accord drivers thought it was just another slug Fairmont 4cyl or 6cyl and soon learned otherwise (Accords of that era make a little less HP but about half the torque). Still miss that old car. The same motor the next year '79 was emission strangled and ran like crap, but carburetion in the '78 302ci was like injection is was so clean. Got 20mpg city/freeway.
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