how about some amp pics Jeff?
havent seen any of yer amps since, 'sound practices' ...
how about some amp pics Jeff?
havent seen any of yer amps since, 'sound practices' ...
guns kill people,
like spoons made rush limbaugh,
fat ....
Yep, "pics or it never happened".
My A5s (w/Hiraga x-over) have been a blessing an a curse. The blessing is I have the audio system I always wanted. The curse is that they have ended the quest. My audio hobby has pretty much come to an end.
They say "the good is the enemy of the best". I understand and appreciate the meaning. But I have come to learn that "the best" can be the enemy of contentment and satisfaction.
I am no longer chasing the next piece of gear or level of audio bliss. I'm living with it every day, at least for me.
Alan that is a good thing ! Most folks look for that all their lives and never quite find what they want until they find Altec that is !Originally Posted by alancohen
I admit I may be just a little bit biased, but it is only a little bit !
Congrats on finding your audio nirvana...
not quite true. the real questian is, what altec setup is the best?
Sonic Barbarian
Mine, naturally.
Dear Tom,
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Well said Mr. Brown !!! - drlowmu - SET Asylu
Better yet Tom, I am setting up my FIRST A7-800 system, with the 45 amp you see pictured above. Instead of you just looking at pictures, and wondering, why not come and visit me when I am all set up?? So far, I am experimenting with 825 cabinets, loaded with 515B woofers running full range ( has audible distortion at high frequencies ) .
Everything is SO critical on ALTECS if you are " going for it all ". Give me some time, at least 90 days, and come visit me in Warrensburg, MO. Bring your favorite CDs.
My 45 amp has LOTSA drive, unbelievable drive / dynamic contrasting, into the A7s !! Notice the doubled up 12 AWG military wire on the under-photo? Thats equal to 9 AWG. I have a switch on top, where I can delete the start-up thermistor and fuse.....whooooah, you oughta' hear what THAT does, especially with my wire implementations and cap bypassing. ( I call it my "attended listening AC switch " ) EVERY Rk and Supply CAP is multiple bypassed, by my ear. Much fun to hear, even if its only the bottom driver alone, but you need to hear it, when I get it going full range, 802Ds on top, remagged, re diaphragmed, on an Emilar EH-500 horn, Joe Robert's favorite small format horn these days..
Regards,
Jeff Medwin
FWIW, virtually all horns benefit from this tweak, though it needs to be open cell foam for best results: http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...1&d=1246814035
GM
Loud is Beautiful if it's Clean! As always though, the usual disclaimers apply to this post's contents.
Thanks GM!!
I did that with my RCA 40 by 90 horns, when I was running the "famous" RCA field coil compression drivers on them, a couple decades ago. ( MI-1428B and MI-1443s ) YES, I will do that to the small format Emilar EH-500 / SHOWCO 9000 horns I have now, driven by ALTEC 802Ds / 16 Ohms.
EZ to compare by ear. Thank you sir, for reminding me.
Jeff Medwin
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