Altec 802 Question

[NickH]

IN the setup im building Im going to be using a jbl 2440 for my mids and Im pondering the idea of using a great plain 802 for the highs, 8 khz and up. Is this idea folly?

Thanks,
Nick

[louped garouv]

Personally, I would opt for a more traditional 'tweeter'
The 802 is generally used from 500hz or 1200hz and up in a two way....

077s are excellent in this range....


Think some graphs have been posted showing required compensation to get 802 drivers
response out to ~20K.... But it wasn't deemed an optimal deployment... IIRC

[NickH]

Thats what I needed to know thanks.

I would love to have a pair of 077's but there a little to pricey for me.

[louped garouv]

patience and dilligent, local searching, will both be your friends... :)

it can happen....

baby butt cheek tweeters, 2404, are real nice too...
and normally less expensive...

or a stop gap in the meantime, you could use something from beyma or ???? :D

[NickH]

patience and dilligent, local searching, will both be your friends... :)

it can happen....

baby butt cheek tweeters, 2404, are real nice too...
and normally less expensive...

or a stop gap in the meantime, you could use something from beyma or ???? :D

I ordered 2 fountek ribbon tweeters for the time being. I wanted to stick with all alnico drivers. For now these will work.

And maybe in the future Ill aquire some jbl slots or bullets.