Hello, I would like to say I am glad to be here amongst those of like minds.I am a new member of this forum and have questions about the crossover in my A7's.
1. What are the capacitor values in the N500D dividing network/ crossover?
Mine are ganged in a creme colored box and tarred. :
Drivers are 16 ohm 802D and 416A.
Any reccomendations on caps are welcome, I was thinking of experimenting with Mundorfs, Russian Pio or Teflon.
Thanks!
Monte
Welcome!
Don't know what the component values are, but this thread has some good info on cap choices/considerations: http://www.hostboard.com/forums/alte...apacitors.html
GM
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Unfortunately, that is a different crossover. Thanks, for the forward.
I'm well aware it's not and didn't imply that it was, merely that there's a lot of good information on cap selection, etc., not specific values.
GM
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GM, thank you again for cap and link info.
I have the same Altecs, don't waste your money on crazy expensive Mundorfs when you can have very close to the same performance with surplus paper-in-oil caps. Very smooth and transparent, far superior to the Solen caps previously used. My cost for the surplus caps ranged from $2 for 1mfd cap, to $9 for 20mfd.
Sorry don't have the values for the original x-overs they were stolen before purchasing the A7s in '05. Currently using a 1st order XO and exceedingly happy with the performance.
There are a number of other very cost effective, no cost actually, just a little elbow grease, upgrades that bring about stunning improvements in the performance of your A7s.
Being a newcomer to Altecs myself most of the knowledge I've gained about Altecs comes from members of this forum, especially GM. Thanks GM.
Cheers
Gustavo
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