Re: To twist or not to twist
I'm not too worried about plus or minus 1uF. That is well within Altec's tolerances and they are adjustable for a reason :) My currect caps are off by almost 50% in some ranges and the inductors are no where close to correct. The speakers still sound good to me. The ground scheme will be a focus and thanks for pointing it out. I have an extra set of crossovers so I can A/B with the stock units after break in.
As for wire, 20g solid core is easier for me to work with than big gauge stuff. I can't figure a reason to go larger. It's what Altec used and if I'm not changing the gauge of the 100's of feet of inductor wire than I can't see what difference 10 feet of the other stuff will make...
Today I rebuild a Quad 303 amp. The internal wire is 22g and I left it as is. Right now it's making beautiful music and driving the 19's surprisingly well! :)
Re: To twist or not to twist
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My currect caps are off by almost 50% in some ranges and the inductors are no where close to correct. The speakers still sound good to me.
This doesn't make sense, what are you taking your measurements with?
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johnsonad
As for wire, 20g solid core is easier for me to work with than big gauge stuff. I can't figure a reason to go larger. It's what Altec used and if I'm not changing the gauge of the 100's of feet of inductor wire than I can't see what difference 10 feet of the other stuff will make...
It's just preference.You use what you feel comfortable with.The difference if any will be so slight I doubt you will be able to distinguish it.At the very least will be very difficult to tell. But I just wanted to use the best I could, IMO.
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Old Guy
Spot on. The only thing I could add is the longer the wire run, more chance of EMI. So a foot and a half run will not be noticeable. It MIGHT be noticeable on a very long run. Largest variable- is EMI an issue in tour area? If you live a block from a radio station...
Hmmmm, I actually DO live very close to a radio station. I used to be able to hear it over my phone!
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Audio_by_Goodwill
Hmmmm, I actually DO live very close to a radio station. I used to be able to hear it over my phone!
That could come in handy--maybe if you listen closely to your speakers in between spinning vinyl you'll hear "Caller number 20 wins a pair of Altec Tar Filled 1803's!" ;)
