New Heathkit AS101 owner - First post.

[voice of the theater]

So...I'm willing to make a bet that no one has actually installed 802Gs in a Heathkit AS101 cabinet before.

See, they do not fit. They are too deep by exactly this much:



The 806s press right up against the insulation on the back. The back will not attach with the 802s.

Better curves though:

Come to think of it--even the 806's didn't fit in Valencia 846a cabinets. The back panel of Valencias (at least the 846A's that I owned and others I've seen) had a hole "cut out" in the back panel (where the h.f. driver was) that was covered on the outside of the back panel by a very thin piece of wood to allow enough depth for the h.f. driver to extend. The 806-8A drivers do fit in AS-101 cabinets without the hole cut out in the back panel because AS -101 cabinets are a little deeper so maybe this kind of setup would work to get 802-8G's into your AS 101 cabs depending on how much more distance you need. If you add the thickness of the (compressed) insulation and the thickness of the back panel itself, does that total equal the difference in depth between the 806-8A and the 802-8G? If so, rather than cutting a hole in your two back panels, you could (fairly easily) make two brand new back panels with the holes in them for the h.f. driver to extend--and you cover the hole from the outside of the back panel. If you need even more room for the 802-8G, you could use thicker wood for your back panel. Either way, I recommend saving the original back panels so you can return your speakers to original condition someday. Here's a photo of how 846a Valencias allowed for the depth of the h.f. driver....