I started with a pair of A7's. Then tried the drivers in a different cabinet for a while and ended up building my own modern version. They run JBL 2235H woofers, Altec 802-8G on 511B horns and JBL 077 slot tweeters. The crossovers are based on the Altec N501 and JBL 3106 crossovers. Cabinets are baltic birch and MDF veneered with sapele pommele.
Wow! Those look wonderful! Nice turntable, too.
What's inside the cabs?
In a word, beautiful!
........... and please accept a long overdue thanks for maintaining a wonderful gallery of Altec pics.
Not all vegetables make good leaders.
Ditto!
Ward's speakers are so pretty I just had to see them "naked." And I found them.
Here they are from about 3 years ago with no clothes.Still Be-U-Tee-Full.
Before the pretty dress
I was lucky enough to hear them in their unclothed state around the
time of the 'Before the pretty dress' photo at a Lonestar Bottlehead
meeting that Wardsweb hosted. They sounded great then, which surprised
me a little since it was a small room, and sofa against the opposite wall was
pretty close. He's since move so I imagine they are fabulous with a little
elbow room. I try to finish my projects fairly well, but even the preveneer
versions were nicer than most of my finished stuff.
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