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    Re: Altec 420 questions.

    Ron is correct. Better than just a cap would be this unit from PE

    Crossover High-Pass 8 Ohm 3,000 Hz 100W 260-174

    Replace the cap though- electrolytics are awful, even a cheap 3 dollar polyester or polypropylene cap is better

    Dayton Audio DMPC-4.7 4.7uF 250V Polypropylene Capacitor 027-422.

    A good beginner site for DIY, car stereo oriented but the physics are the same.
    Passive Crossover Networks

    The reason I suggest using the 12 dB/octave instead of a cap which is only 6 dB/octave, the Vifa is slightly horn loaded. The Vifa has about 6 dB more in the 10-20K octave than the original tweet, they sound much more "open".
    Last edited by Old Guy; June 26th, 2012 at 03:19 PM.
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