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    Altec A

    Hi anyone know the power requirements on A6 these are from the 80's?

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    Re: Altec A

    Specs are up in the catalogs at Lansing Heritage.

    Power for what? In your living room, any decent amp is adequate.They'll get loud with ten good watts a channel. But just cause an amp says ten watts means nothing. Some ten watt (or even smaller) amps sound better than much bigger ones.

    If in a venue, size of venue matters.
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    Re: Altec A

    Sorry I guess medium to larger these have the N1285-8B networks and I like the 800hz crossover setting. How much power will these take I have all size amps I'm planning to use them with 4 TH115 Danley Sound subs .

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    Re: Altec A

    Altec rated them at 150 watts.

    If i were going to run them full range with their passive network i'd have them on the cleanest 200-300 watt amplifier within reach to ensure that reserve power is never a question since i enjoy a lot of music with large powerful dynamic content. If i were going to use them in a venue type application where they'll be driven continuously for long periods of time, i'd probably keep that 150 watt rating in mind and look into some limiting if you want to ride the edge of the envelope with them.

    They're 100.5db sensitive, so as OG has said above a few good watts will go a long way with them for most listening.
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    Re: Altec A

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    Thanks much for the info here is the setup. (:

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    Re: Altec A

    300 watts each as Bowtie said, is a good figure. Be very strict about not clipping the amp.
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    Re: Altec A

    Would something like this work for you ?

    Heavy Duty 15" Speaker Grill 262-866

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    Re: Altec A

    You can get expanded metal or perfed metal in sheets and have it cut by a sheet metal shop, some nice HVAC places will accommodate small jobs. I put foam blocks behind it to damp vibration.

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    Re: Altec A

    How much do these grills affect bass output?

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    Re: Altec A

    Quote Originally Posted by Audio77 View Post
    How much do these grills affect bass output?
    You won't hear a thing unless
    1. You use metal with tiny little holes.
    2. You don't mount the metal securely and place absorbent material behind the large areas on the baffle.

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    Custom Speaker Grills and Covers

    Use the largest openings in the metal you can tolerate. Actually, even with cloth, transparency to light is often used to judge grille cloth.

    Some places stock plastic coated metal. I always just cleaned the metal and used epoxy paint before installing.
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