This doesn't make sense, what are you taking your measurements with?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.
I'm not too worried about plus or minus 1uF. That is well within Altec's tolerances and they are adjustable for a reasonMy 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!
Last edited by johnsonad; April 22nd, 2012 at 03:48 AM.
This doesn't make sense, what are you taking your measurements with?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.
Not all vegetables make good leaders.
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.Originally Posted by johnsonad
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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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!"
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