New Heathkit AS101 owner - First post.

[voice of the theater]

I was assuming that Cal was talking about my other speakers when he mentioned the L-Pad wiring, as they are indeed wired as a series resistor quite intentionally. It happens to fit fit that driver and cab configuration.

DIY Speakers

I will certainly flip the drivers. I never thought of that.

As far as rewiring the crossover, I really don't have much inclination at this point to change anything. I'd be willing to bet $1 that the people that set up this system know a little more than me about speaker design. I want to hear then as intended for a while. Only then will I be able to tell if any changes are helping or hurting.

It didn't occur to me that Cal was probably talking about your home made speaker system as far as the wiring of the L Pads. I'll bet you're right about that Alan. I agree that the people at Altec (and Heathkit in the case of your crossovers) know a lot more about speaker systems than I do which is why I never re-wired the L Pads on any of my factory Altec crossovers and why I always try to use exact values when replacing caps.

By the way, those are nice looking cabinets that you've built--especially considering they are your first build. The first speaker cabinets that I ever built were in junior high school ("shop" class). They housed 12" full range radio shack speakers and by the standards that I have today they were, in a word, embarrassing (in just about every conceivable way)!

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By the way, those are nice looking cabinets that you've built--especially considering they are your first build. The first speaker cabinets that I ever built were in junior high school ("shop" class). They housed 12" full range radio shack speakers and by the standards that I have today they were, in a word, embarrassing (in just about every conceivable way)!

Yeah, it's been a long time since Jr High shop class for me. But I'm a closet woodworker and keep a few tools and machines around in case I need a new project.

These are still a work in process. The baffles are still just screwed on. I've been playing with the padding type and quantity. Once I'm done, I'll glue the baffle on, fill in the screw holes, sand everything smooth and cover them in a nice paisley fabric . Or maybe some tie dye.