Zilch, It was literally a paper box which contained the capacitors inside it. The capacitors were incased in this waxy paper inside of it. Maybe cardboard is a better description, but it wasn't very...
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Zilch, It was literally a paper box which contained the capacitors inside it. The capacitors were incased in this waxy paper inside of it. Maybe cardboard is a better description, but it wasn't very...
Anyone care to chime in? Before I spend $50.00 plus for capacitors?
Hi,
I had a friend over last week and had him listen to my system, he commented that it sounded good, but it might need new crossover caps. This is something I thought about for awhile and since...
Ron,
Thanks for the replies. I'm a relative newbie when it comes to Altec, but from my understanding the 806A and 802/902 are the same dimensions? Except for the phase plug and alnico or ferrite...
Another quick question for you guys, I posted a pic on another site of these speakers, and someone mentioned the orange color inside the horns that meant I had the tangerine phase plugs. I wasn't...
Steve,
No problem, any reply is welcomed. I took off the other pair of grills today without managing to destroy them :) The cloth is so badly faded it is now a cream color instead of black. The...
Thanks Zilch!!
Turns out the McNichols is only about an hour from me. I like their decorative expanded metal, I bet that is what Tom has?
Dan
Very impressive Bill to say the least.
Tom,
That's exactly what I was thinking, rotating the woofer 180 degree's. I realize this process took about 30 odd years, would it be at all beneficial, to say, scrape some of this up, liquify it...
Thanks for your replies, and I was able to get the damaged grill off, unfortunately it cracked more under the stress of removing it. There was a nasty 8-10" long crack right where the woofer is,...
Hi,
This is my first post here. I just acquired a set of Altec Valencia 846A's. They sound fantastic and the wood is in excellent shape, however, the grills are another story. One is nearly...