my "new" little 755e speakers

**Phil-G** · June 29th, 2015, 10:28 PM

so I finally got around the building speaker boxes for my 755es. I was using a pair boxes I bought at the thrift for 5 bucks. I used the good old WE design. With 5/8" plywood instead of 1/2" . I got that from an article someone did about the 755s.

JE Labs Arkiv: WE/Altec 755 Part 2 (2 cf box)

So a couple days ago I brought them out and I can't stop listening to them. I mean guitars sound like guitars, horns like horns, pianos like pianos, vocals are just spooky.
i did add a dome tweeter with a 5K high pass filter and an L pad.

Tymphany D19TD-05 3/4" Poly Dome Tweeter

If the 755As sound better. Then they might be worth it.

**tomt** · June 30th, 2015, 01:10 AM

Originally Posted by Phil-G

and I can't stop listening to them.

they have a way of doing that.

i have 8, 755c, 4 to a flat baffle, 6 feet tall.

2 feet wide.

lo watt tube amps, j-fet front end.

left room for a polydax/audax tweeter.

'HD13D34H'

no way to say how much i like these .

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all packed away, for now.

**je2a3** · June 30th, 2015, 08:16 PM

Good to see 755Cs and 755Es are being enjoyed!

**westend9** · July 3rd, 2015, 03:35 AM

Very nice!
I mess around with small speakers, too. I have a pair of Fostex full rangers in my small shop. FE108 Sigma driver.
I'd show the speakers but after editing the picture and messing around for 15 minutes, the site is saying the file is still too large.

**Old Guy** · July 3rd, 2015, 09:03 AM

Back in the day had a bunch of 755a that I pulled from a hotel lobby. I built one box, but essentially it was 4 small bass reflex boxes stacked. So 8 755 in all. Top two had piezos, but wired past L-pads and capped off to run above 10k,which only puts them 6 dB down/octave. Wish I still had it them to add a sub to. Strings and voices were glorious! Best set of speakers for acoustic stuff I have ever heard.

**Phil-G** · July 3rd, 2015, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Old Guy

Back in the day had a bunch of 755a that I pulled from a hotel lobby. I built one box, but essentially it was 4 small bass reflex boxes stacked. So 8 755 in all. Top two had piezos, but wired past L-pads and capped off to run above 10k,which only puts them 6 dB down/octave. Wish I still had it them to add a sub to. Strings and voices were glorious! Best set of speakers for acoustic stuff I have ever heard.

it would only cost you $12.000 for that set set today.

**Altec Best** · July 3rd, 2015, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by westend9

I'd show the speakers but after editing the picture and messing around for 15 minutes, the site is saying the file is still too large.

Westend just use a photo hosting site like Photobucket,Flickr,Picaso,etc... Copy and Paste the (i mg) codes. You can then post any size photo.

**westend9** · July 3rd, 2015, 05:00 PM

OK, AB, I'll try again.

Screw it. The Forum's "Insert image" feature doesn't work, even when reduced to 460 x 300 and I don't want to be an HTML editor.

OK we got it. My syntax was wrong with the URL bit. Every other Forum I use has an insert feature where the direct code is used. Not old Hostboard, evidently.