At the risk of sounding (even more) ignorant--the L Pads the "tone control pot." on the back panel of the speaker, right? I leave them turned all the way up and I've moved them around and there's no static/noise when I move the knobs--could they be causing one horn to be not quite as bright as the other even though I leave them all the way up and they're not noisey when rotated? At parts express I see a few L Pads all rated at 8 ohms. The 806A Horn and 416Z Woofer in my Valencias both say 16 ohms on them -- is the Valencia an 8 ohm speaker? The Heathkit/Altec AS 101 has the same drivers as the Valencias except they have 8 ohm printed on them and also have printed on them "manufactured for Heathkit by Altec Lansing". Are the AS-101's 8 ohm speakers--can I use 8 ohm L pads for both the AS-101s and the Valencias? Also, I checked parts express and they carry a 20 uf solen, not a 21. Would I be ok to use the solen 8.2, 10, and 12 wired the exact same way as the original 8, 10, and 11 (so I don't have to worry about my (limited) ability/know-how to change wiring!)? The solens are +/- 5% compared to the original (Chicago Condensor Corp.) which are +/- 10%. Have I heard right that replacing the original 50 vdc caps with the 400vdc caps isn't anything to worry about--just gives you more headroom?
Thanks again,
Dave