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    Zilch, It was literally a paper box which...

    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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    Anyone care to chime in? Before I spend $50.00...

    Anyone care to chime in? Before I spend $50.00 plus for capacitors?
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    Altec Valencia Crossover Help

    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...
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    Ron, Thanks for the replies. I'm a relative...

    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...
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    Another quick question for you guys, I posted a...

    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...
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    Steve, No problem, any reply is welcomed. I...

    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...
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    Thanks Zilch!! Turns out the McNichols is only...

    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
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    Very impressive Bill to say the least.

    Very impressive Bill to say the least.
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    Tom, That's exactly what I was thinking,...

    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...
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    Thanks for your replies, and I was able to get...

    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,...
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    Altec Valencia Help Needed

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    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...
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