Dual VOT A7 Cabinets Good or bad?

[Jeffco]

A long long time ago I had an opportunity to buy 16 ohm JBL woofers that were used once for a concert. I had passive crossovers at the time so my solution as a very young man was to build a second set of A7 cabinets so I could parallel the 16 ohm woofers. Now I want to use Altec 416 woofers... So the question is should I load all 4 cabinets, two on each channel. Impedance isn't an issue now as I use active crossovers. I am wondering what the plus's and minus's are considering mutual coupling issues. Given the large size it is enough of a wavelength between drivers to cause havoc...

[Elitopus1]

Hey you could stack em!

I am curious about this also. In the near future, I will have four 828 cabs in my listening space.

[bowtie427ss]

Hey you could stack em!

Thats the way i'd do it, top to top so the acoustic centers are as in close proximity to each other as possible.



2nd choice an MTM type arrangement.

[Jeffco]

Thats the way i'd do it, top to top so the acoustic centers are as in close proximity to each other as possible.



2nd choice an MTM type arrangement.

I have a wall for the last 30 years where they have been side by side... Before I moved the current house they were stacked... horizontally though... kind of stuck with the side by side.

[Jeffco]

I have a wall for the last 30 years where they have been side by side... Before I moved the current house they were stacked... horizontally though... kind of stuck with the side by side.

I just added a picture of what I had. I will re port the cabinets and remove the burlap on the A7's. There was also a curtain which won't return...
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[Elitopus1]

Oh wow, that is quite the setup you have.

There is a lot of gear on that side wall.