I recently acquired a pair of Altec 414-16As off CL for a decent price, and figured I'd try to find some decent horns to pair up with them. Once I had the woofers it didn't take me long to run across the JE Labs blog and read JE's posts about his 2-way Altec project.
I managed to find a set of 909-16A drivers and a pair of 32b horns off ebay. And with great luck a local audiophile/mad scientist had a pair of Altec 614 cabinets for a phenomenal price.
And all this came together in about two weeks.
I ordered mock up parts (poly caps) for JE's N1600 crossover and got it all singing in less than a month. I've since replaced all the polys with paper-in-oils and found much improvement. Still dialing everything in but I'm enjoying the sound - dynamic, rich, alive.
Thanks to all the Altec fanatics out there for the help and encouragement.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/idiJjUZgKEfzTeSD2
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Sl2EN0UtkpbcYayx2
I managed to find a set of 909-16A drivers and a pair of 32b horns off ebay. And with great luck a local audiophile/mad scientist had a pair of Altec 614 cabinets for a phenomenal price.
And all this came together in about two weeks.
I ordered mock up parts (poly caps) for JE's N1600 crossover and got it all singing in less than a month. I've since replaced all the polys with paper-in-oils and found much improvement. Still dialing everything in but I'm enjoying the sound - dynamic, rich, alive.
Thanks to all the Altec fanatics out there for the help and encouragement.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/idiJjUZgKEfzTeSD2
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Sl2EN0UtkpbcYayx2
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