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RE: 45 Amp Coming. Nearfield speakers/drivers Opinions ?

I am so much with drlowmu on this. In proper condition (correct diaphragms, cones, etc.) the A7 800 is so natural, even, easy to listen to, dynamic, that I don't care to even try to improve them at this point. I add in a JBL 2405, which only adds, never subtracts, from the musical beauty of these speakers.

I have heard poor crossovers, aftermarket diaphragms, and wrong horn / woofer balance make these speakers sound awful, and I'm convinced that this must be why some people might not have loved a pair they heard at someone's house. But done right with factory or GPA diaphragms, and not setting the the top horn too high to try to get real HF out of them (and I'm convinced that this is exactly what a lot of folks have done) they are glorious.

One place I differ from drlowmu is that I find them very forgiving, more so than any other speaker I can think of that is as detailed and transparent.

I urge anyone trying Altec to go with the true horn loaded woofer instead of panel mounted woofer. Though they look big, remember that in a smaller room the added control (directivity) of a horn makes it easier to fit, sonically, not harder. Folks see a big speaker and think it won't work in a small room, but a big horn has far more controlled dispersion than a mini-monitor, so is an easier sonic (if not aesthetic) fit. This is why those little rooms in Japan often have huge horns....they can disappear even in a small room.

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