DIY project pics. Almost ready for take-off

**AltecLansingFan** · August 22nd, 2011, 03:16 PM

DIY project.

Just some pics from my new cabinets. (including one special picture for Old Guy

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**Panomaniac** · August 22nd, 2011, 04:21 PM

Wow, wow, wow! Those look great.

**Altec Best** · August 22nd, 2011, 06:51 PM

Yeah it kinda looks like a JBL K2 IMHO

**cradeldorf** · August 23rd, 2011, 02:06 AM

Are you putting 3182's in those...the holes look huge. nice looking work.

**AltecLansingFan** · August 23rd, 2011, 03:09 AM

Thanks Panomaniac, it was a lot of work but I'm also very happy with the result

**AltecLansingFan** · August 23rd, 2011, 03:35 AM

Originally Posted by Altec Best

Yeah it kinda looks like a JBL K2 IMHO

Yes, I wanted to build something like the K2 but not quite the same.
Altec 416-8B needs a bigger enclosure, so the size of the cabinet is bigger, I think almost 225 liters.
291 driver; 110 cm. from the floor.
Crossover: updated model 19 because I the use 2 extra tweeters, one very small horntweeter and a RAAL 70-10d

**AltecLansingFan** · August 23rd, 2011, 03:38 AM

Originally Posted by cradeldorf

Are you putting 3182's in those...the holes look huge. nice looking work.

Maybe they look huge, but they are made for the 416-8B

**westend9** · August 23rd, 2011, 05:09 AM

Excellent work, simply gorgeous cabinets! A couple of questions if you don't mind: When did you start using the Raal and how does it integrate with the rest (better than the Heil)? How did you design the mid-horn?

**AltecLansingFan** · August 23rd, 2011, 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by westend9

Excellent work, simply gorgeous cabinets! A couple of questions if you don't mind: When did you start using the Raal and how does it integrate with the rest (better than the Heil)? How did you design the mid-horn?

I have tried several JBL tweeters, Pioneer, Heil, but the combination of the Raal with this little horn tweeter, which I made adjustable, was exactly what I wanted.

The horn is as you can see on the pics the EV HR60, which I covered with epoxy mortar to get a more solid body.
The horn sounds really very nice with this modification.

**Old Guy** · August 23rd, 2011, 09:35 AM

I'm not interested in being trolled please don't bother any more.

I do NOT CARE what you use..but if you try EXACTLY ONE device then advocate it as "the best buy" yer gonna get holes poked in your balloon.

If you are gonna claim "best buy" try a number of devices, then post the disclaimer it was the best you tried IN YOUR OPINION.

Speakers look good though.