A8 project - Serial number - Manufacture dates and

**LOUDER** · June 18th, 2017, 10:18 AM

Good one Jeff. LOL... I shoulda bin more pacific. What price did you pay for them Thenewold ? Deal or good deal ?

**Phil-G** · June 18th, 2017, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by LowOhms

To listen to music,. no doubt.

Low Ohms.

**thenewold** · June 18th, 2017, 12:05 PM

Paid more than I should have. $1200.

**Elitopus1** · June 18th, 2017, 02:08 PM

At least with Altec's its usually a good investment.

**thenewold** · June 18th, 2017, 04:36 PM

I look forward to getting them setup. Have to test the crossovers.

**LOUDER** · June 18th, 2017, 06:09 PM

Thenewold, we're a community here. Had you posted the asking price, I'm sure you would've gotten multiple responces to help you get a better buying price. But your in the fold now. Check those crossovers out and let's get you cranked up. What amp are you using ?

**thenewold** · June 18th, 2017, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by LOUDER

Thenewold, we're a community here. Had you posted the asking price, I'm sure you would've gotten multiple responces to help you get a better buying price. But your in the fold now. Check those crossovers out and let's get you cranked up. What amp are you using ?

Hey, thanks!
I'm in between amps now. Having Matt from ToolShed Amps build me a 45 amp. I've got a modified ST70 (diytube mods) as my backup, so running that now.

Have run in the past...Primaluna Prologue premier integrated. A 3watt 6L6 amp. Bottlehead. Peachtree SS amp.

Plan to get the 8's running in their stock config, and then consider my options.

**thenewold** · September 12th, 2017, 07:20 PM

Alright - I'm back with some updates.

I'd replaced the high freq drivers with GPA's 909-16A's a couple months back. Using the original 416-16C (ferrite) low freq drivers.
Still using the stock cabinets.
I've built new crossovers using the N800F schematic, and have run those for a couple weeks.
I'm surprised how good these cabs sound in my space. It's smaller, and I think their limited lf extension works well in this room. My other Klipsch speakers loaded the room. Boomy and too much bass.
That said, I'd like to have new boxes built long term.

I've logged much of this on the blog - The New Old – Ramblings on music and hifi
Note: The site does not generate revenue for me. I am simply sharing details on my experiments.
I'll be posting another update on the crossovers next week.

Some photos:
A8_Pair1.jpg
a8_int1.jpg
A8_XO_N800f.jpg