Altec Lansing Voice of the Theatre?

Posted by AndyGrandy (A) on March 23, 2007 at 10:43:04

Hi folks, I've just come into possession of a pair of what I believe are A7 VOT cabinets (24" x 30" x 42") with the following components inside:
Altec 416-8A woofers, Altec 806-8A compression drivers, Altec 511B horns and N809-8A crossovers. I don't think these were the original components but you tell me. The horns were recessed into the cabinet (I think to allow them to be covered with grill cloth (bug-screen...). I have moved the horns forward to fit flush with the front baffle (and ditched the bug-screen!) and have bi-amped them with a 24dB slope at 800Hz. They sound very, very good. However, I note in the literature that the horns are either on the bottom, inside the cabinet, or on top of the cabinet. Mine are in the cabinet, but towards the top. What's going on here? The other question I have is the porting for the woofer. Does it just exist on either side of the horn (if flush mounted), or what happens if the horns are mounted on top? And lastly, what tweeters (if any) do you recommend and at what crossover point? I'm presently using EV 350T babycheeks at 7000 Hz (24dB slope). Oh, and what would be preferable, these horns and drivers or JBL 2470 with JBL 2397 (Westlake) wooden horns?
Many thanks for reading this lengthy post.
Andrew

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Topic - Altec Lansing Voice of the Theatre? - AndyGrandy 10:43:04 03/23/07 (20)

JBL 2245 in 828 cab - jnorv 09:08:34 03/24/07 (10)

Re: JBL 2245 in 828 cab - GM 12:44:15 03/25/07 (8)

After reading the tapped horn from above - jnorv 14:09:47 03/25/07 (7)

Re: After reading the tapped horn from above - GM 14:19:04 03/25/07 (6)

I might just have to try that. - jnorv 16:19:14 03/25/07 (5)

Re: I might just have to try that. - GM 22:12:36 03/25/07 (4)

Re: I might just have to try that. - AndyGrandy 09:03:35 04/01/07 (3)

Re: I might just have to try that. - GM 14:51:49 04/01/07 (0)

When you install a sub in the 828 cab, - jnorv 11:06:36 04/01/07 (1)

Re: When you install a sub in the 828 cab, - andygrandy 16:31:48 04/23/07 (0)

Re: JBL 2245 in 828 cab - djn 17:01:47 03/24/07 (0)

adding a subwoofer to the A7 cabinet - djn 06:56:12 03/24/07 (0)

Re: Altec Lansing Voice of the Theatre? - nicolas 13:12:40 03/23/07 (5)

Re: Altec Lansing Voice of the Theatre? - AndyGrandy 12:14:22 03/25/07 (1)

Re: Altec Lansing Voice of the Theatre? - Audiobarn 21:08:35 03/25/07 (0)

Right...A7-5 been out playing with Altecs for a few years. - nicolas 11:14:26 03/25/07 (0)

Sounds like A7-500 to me... - eso 22:21:22 03/23/07 (0)

A5 used 515 woofer, not 416 nt - Tom Brennan 13:19:05 03/23/07 (0)

Re: Altec Lansing Voice of the Theatre? - Tom Brennan 13:09:01 03/23/07 (1)

Re: Altec Lansing Voice of the Theatre? - AndyGrandy 11:44:42 03/25/07 (0)

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