Finishing up my latest project

[Mustang Marvin]

I soon will be able to listen to my latest project. I have the 805 wood horn coupled with a GPA 399. The 416 is in an appooxamately 8 cu ft. enclosure. Damped with "Roxul". I hope the pictures come out.

[bfish]

Sweet! :2thumbsup:

[Cal Weldon]

Nice, nice, very nice.

[mah]

I third that!

[Audio_by_Goodwill]

Looks good, I like the color of the baffle.

What was the inspiration for the port? How did you lay that out to a particular area, given the non-standard shape........ there's no simple formula for that, that I know of.

[Cal Weldon]

He's a football fan.

[voice of the theater]

Those are real beauties! :2thumbsup:

[aditya]

This one really looks nice....
I am sure they can be made to sound good too....
:2thumbsup:

Aditya

[Mustang Marvin]

A friend (Speaker Man 57) suggested the oval just for something different. I used a compas to make a pattern. The top and bottom of a larger arc squashed together to form the football shape. I thought it was close enough to the oval concept. Square inches of the port considering the woofer (416B) and the cubic feet of the enclosure (approx. 8 cu ft.). I used the method described in the Altec documentation for
tuning the port, it ended up a little small so I had to add a small extension. All made with Baltic Birch. No nails were used. Only glue and clamps. All seams sealed with silicone. Roxul for damping.

The horn is from CH Audio Design. It is made of basswood and coated with 3 coats of shellac. I liked the color so I used the same on the baffels. HF driver is a GPA 399 crossed at 800HZ. All drivers and XO are 16 ohm. I drive them with my McIntosh MC240 and MX110 preamp both tubes. I still need to do some tweeking as the 399 is a bit over the top for the 416. Still, I like what I hear. I'm sure once all the new gear gets broke in it will be amazing.
Thanks for all the compliments,
Marvin
:thankU:

[Altec Best]

I Love The Horn ! :2thumbsup: Great Job Marvin !