GPA Speaker System I Built

I?ve been listening to the GPA 416-8C?s, GPA 399A?s and Altec 902?s I built about a month ago and have changed a few things. As the drivers broke in and loosened up I found I didn?t need the 902?s as tweeters at all. The 399?s have plenty of highs as is with the Fatial LTH142 horns.

I am in the process of rebuilding a set of Heathkit W-5M amplifiers I?ve had for like 10 years and will try them with these speakers. I am also thinking of building a set of passive crossovers or buying some from GPA. Right now I am using a Rane active crossover in 2 way mode at 1000 Hz.

I put a wattmeter on the 416-8C and for moderate to fairly loud but not too loud listening it registers ? to 1/3 watt. I know this is averaged power not peak but a 6 watt amp will blow you out of the room. I also find I don?t miss a subwoofer with these either.

So far I am really happy with the sound of these. But I will keep playing around with setups and see if I can do better with them.

Thanks for the help and support, Kenny

This is what it is all about IMHO.Your playing around with different setups and basically just having FUN ! Thanks for your post Kenny.Keep us posted on your impressions...

Glad to hear your having fun, That's what it's all about. :)

Nice to hear that you are enjoying your Altecs. What type of enclosure are you using ? Pics will be nice....cheers

Here is the original thread I started:


http://www.hostboard.com/forums/f700...-cabinets.html


And a picture:


Sorry I should have included this with my post, just didn't think about it until you asked.

Thanks for the pic. It looks really nice.....congrats

Congrats Kenny. Looks very good and glad you are playing around with various combos. Enjoy :).

Thank all of you for the support.

Will keep everyone posted as I make changes and refinements.

Kenny