I don't think I've ever seen a 416 with chrome domes...I thought only the guitar amp speakers had the chrome domes. nice find though. : )
I don't think I've ever seen a 416 with chrome domes...I thought only the guitar amp speakers had the chrome domes. nice find though. : )
Correct, those are 418.Originally Posted by cradeldorf
That's "sort of" an A-8, but not really. Homemade speakers often vary from standard.
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
The home built Altecs would benefit greatly from a proper crossover.
If you love the Peavey's, it'd be wrong for any of us to talk them down. You like them, and that's what's most important. But, don't expect to find much love for 40 year old PA columns in an Altec community.
The horns are the $$ in those boxes. Good luck!
Internal volume is 8.07 cubic feet. Port is 33 square inches x .75" or 24.75 cubic inches.
They remind me of a 1221A stage monitor put into a regular box....... except the 1221A used the 417-8H (12" driver), and it's own special crossover.
Audio_by_Goodwill
Michigan, USA
Does anybody know the difference between the 418-8H II, 421-8H II and a 416-xx and why the 418/421 have a free air resonance of 35hz while the same looking 416's Fs is 24hz? (GM, Old Guy?) Surely it can’t just be the dust cap, and if so, I will just glue a paper dust cap over the aluminum one? If a heaver cone lowers the Fs, and I just start gluing on one gram dimes with rubber cement, (or magnets stuck together on each side of the cone) will it lower the free air resonance and help out the bottom end? I guess I have to have a call with Great Plains Audio on Monday.
Here is a picture of my EQ which is sounding pretty good, with amp bass tone cranked up also. I am forcing these things to play low although I am only sitting three feet away at the moment and I don’t have them cranked up since the little woman is in bed. (it's still not what you would call soft)
Last edited by VolvoHeretic; December 10th, 2011 at 01:34 AM.
Sorry Bowtie, but without having these Altecs and the Peavey's side by side for a A/B shootout, and each in a separate listening environment, those old, unsophisticated Peaveys can easily hold their own and so far, I prefer. They lack the Altecs unreal horns, but have a bass response altec can only dream of.
if i remember correctly the 418 has an fs of 56 hz. your horns are 32b's. if you hook a peavey to the left side and the altec to the right side of your amp, you will wonder why the peavey is so quiet. the 418 i have measures 104 dbs at one watt. if you play guitar those would be awsome
"those sounds to which no definite pitch can be assigned are usually classified as noise"<br />harvey fletcher-1928
Thanks, Valhallax, I do own a beautiful custom built walnut Gibson clone I bought 35 years ago, but could never figure out how the hell to play. That damned thing is nothing like a piano or sax which I can play, so I guess the answer is NO.
And you are right, these things are efficient. I will admit that coaxing them to play low, they do sound mighty fine, they just aren't my A7's .
Last edited by VolvoHeretic; December 10th, 2011 at 02:55 AM.
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