817 for Hifi (Stereo) a good choice?

**bermuda007** · December 11th, 2011, 11:02 AM

and go on.. i am sorry...the quality is not really good....iphone 4 (not S)

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**valhallax** · December 11th, 2011, 12:23 PM

really really nice. great build on the cabinets, well braced baffle and horn flares. i love the stained finish. all you need now is an altec hi frequency driver and you'll bee in sonic bliss.

**bermuda007** · December 11th, 2011, 12:43 PM

Thanks valhallax

The guy who built theses beauties lives in germany. he has a very good reputation for buildquality and service....
If somebody is interesting...here the link:
Ebel Holztechnik

what you can not see is that my Radians 950 has brand new Truextent which should go below 20khz.. i still hope that i will not need another highfrequency driver...
but just for the case...which one of the altec hifreq driver are thinking about?

**Altec Best** · December 11th, 2011, 01:04 PM

Very Pretty ! I also would mount the horn so that it is level or pointing to ear level when sitting.From pictures it looks like it is pointing up. As far as damping goes I always use Fiberglass insulation.I know it's not exotic but it works great. PIA to work with though,but for damping enclosures works very well !

**bermuda007** · December 11th, 2011, 02:06 PM

Thanks Altec. There is no problem with pointing because i can switch them up or down (the mount for the horn is oval, so i can set up any direction what i need)...i just put them for the pictures....

**valhallax** · December 11th, 2011, 07:48 PM

i prefer rock wool for insulation. and a 299 large format driver for that horn

**Panomaniac** · December 12th, 2011, 12:19 PM

Great looking, thanks for the pix! Those horns look like the recent ones out of Poland.

**Altec Best** · December 12th, 2011, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by bermuda007

Thanks Altec. There is no problem with pointing because i can switch them up or down (the mount for the horn is oval, so i can set up any direction what i need)...i just put them for the pictures....

That's what I figured... But wasn't sure. Cool,they do look very nice though !

**bermuda007** · December 12th, 2011, 02:30 PM

@Panomaniac
That's correct! They are polish...:-) Nice guys by the way and very helpfull
@Altec Best
I wanted to have something which i can change the tilt angle. In a brainstorming we tried every possibility ...supended with metal wires, fixed in wood/metal construction, placed on a block, etc...and finally this oval concept gives me 100% flexibility...

**bermuda007** · December 19th, 2011, 05:29 PM

Hi
Actually i finished the dampening work which took my a few hours but i guess it looks quit nice...hope it will sound the same

Now i have a last question about the internal speakerwiring. i will go for a parallelwiring. My question is if i should wire both speakers (the "+" of both speakers for example) directly from the WBT Terminal (advantage: same cable length) or if i should start from WBT to go the first "+" of speaker 1 and than go from there to "+" of speaker 2...in this case you will not have the same cable length. Which version is better? The easiest way for me would be version 1. what do you suggest for best audioquality?
Thanks a lot for answering
bermuda