Are these Altec cabinets?

**Elitopus1** · December 26th, 2019, 02:48 PM

Yeah I wouldn?t mind one of the Freightliner diesel vans for hauling stuff.

**Elitopus1** · December 26th, 2019, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by Phil-G

what kind of horns are you looking for?

I guess I don?t really need any more horns right now. But if these cabinets came with horns that already fit them...

What I need are some cabinets that are around 3-8 cuft (I know, big range right?). Furniture grade cabs preferred at this point for a living room speaker project.

GM · December 27th, 2019, 04:42 AM

Originally Posted by Elitopus1

I’m wondering what Altec drivers would fit them best (cabinet size wise). Or maybe my PAS CXL-1580 would sound good in those.

Consider the times, so any Altec/whatever 15" up to 1952, so early 600 series, 803 or modern drivers with similar specs would be the best 'fit', i.e. all drivers for a given frame size had to be 'close enough'* spec wise regardless of brand if they wanted to compete with the main manufacturers, especially WRT replacement business.

* Back then, variable bass/treble tone controls were the norm, so specs fell within this ~20 dB? adjustment range.

GM

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Originally Posted by Elitopus1

So for 200$ for the pair should I be trying to go get these? I have room for them but I don?t have the corners for them.

Sure, if you have a need for them, though if not hard in the corner[s] they 'll be dying pretty quick below ~80 Hz IIRC, so good to ~80 Hz*0.707 = ~57 Hz, rolling off to a ~40 Hz tuning in some solid corners, the published Fs of most 15" back then, though most me and others measured or published in later years when T/S became popular were closer to the cab's 2pi loaded ~57 Hz. Just as well since there were no [consumer] recordings with any usable output below ~50 Hz.

GM

**oface1** · January 9th, 2020, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by Elitopus1

I?m just going by what he said about the woofer size. I asked if it took 12? or 15? woofers and he said 15?. Now I know my van will fit a pair of 828 cabs, and a pair of 817 cabs, but I will definitely ask for measurements before I drive 3.5 hours.

When I got the 828 cabs I was alone and all the seats were down. But man it barely fit the 817 cabs. My family was in the car and boy were they upset when they had to climb over the speakers to get in

I was shocked when you picked up those 817's in your van, WITH the wife and kids!

**Elitopus1** · January 9th, 2020, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by oface1

I was shocked when you picked up those 817's in your van, WITH the wife and kids!

I thought I had measured the van well, but I guess not. I got lucky that they fit. And after we left your place we went and bought a puppy. It was everyone?s REAL reason for the trip. Or how I bribed them into it

**Old Guy** · January 9th, 2020, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by Elitopus1

I thought I had measured the van well, but I guess not. I got lucky that they fit. And after we left your place we went and bought a puppy. It was everyone?s REAL reason for the trip. Or how I bribed them into it

Our newest. We have 5 boxers. So I get stuff.

**LOUDER** · January 9th, 2020, 07:22 PM

That's what you get for having a redhead in you life. I'm sure you're used to it by now. Have u ever played with the class D amps from parts express ?

**gearfreak** · January 9th, 2020, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by LOUDER

Have u ever played with the class D amps from parts express ?

Wasn't directed at me, but I have a few of the older cheap ones. Lepai? LePay? The names changed at some point and started confusing the issue. IIRC one fancier model died on me. I still have one in lo-fi service in the shed and probably another in a box somewhere.