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

)

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

Wow, wow, wow! Those look great.

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

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

**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, 03:38 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.

**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