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    Searching for midrange duty...

    Hi, In my a previous set up I used Altec 420a as midrange drivers and really enjoyed them. I sadly had to sell that system a couple years ago, I am now in search of a midrange driver with some of the same smooth qualities but at a less expensive in price. Are there any such units you would recommend using between an Altec 416-8a and an Emilar EA-175/EH800 combo? Vintage paper cones with alnico motors are very appealing to me.


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    Re: Searching for midrange duty...

    414-8c

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    Re: Searching for midrange duty...

    Quote Originally Posted by magnarc View Post
    414-8c
    not even close

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    Re: Searching for midrange duty...

    The 416 actually goes higher than some 12's.
    ALTEC 406-8Y 10" often show up on eBay for around $200 the pair.

    Note- earlier 406 have a 2 inch voice coil. 3 inch on the 8y. The older 406 are slightly less efficient than the 416. 8y are almost identical.

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    Re: Searching for midrange duty...

    Thanks Old Guy, I?ll look into that one for sure

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    Re: Searching for midrange duty...

    Hmm, mids = 250-2 kHz = [250*2000] = ~707 Hz mean power distribution = ~13543/pi/707 = 6" effective diameter, so the pioneer's 8" is close enough. Now if there was such a thing as reasonably priced 755 series.

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