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I own 5 of the stratos series amps and they are killer.
I woudn't call them boutique but they are not cheap.
But one listen and a look under the hood and you'll understand....
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I own 5 of the stratos series amps and they are killer.
I woudn't call them boutique but they are not cheap.
But one listen and a look under the hood and you'll understand....
I'm into it...I did the upgrade too and yeah, I've occasionally heard artists I was unaware of and enjoyed. The fact that you can ask for an artist or genre and get music focused to it is a really...
The best CD recording of Wes' is the "Goin' Out of My Head" remaster...listen to that on a decent stereo...it's just amazing. I just picked up "A Night at the Vanguard" with the Kenny Burrell...
Yeah, I know all this....BUT I don't buy your argument that 515s beat 416s in all applications....
It's true they downsized the 604E and it's true American studios were pretty set on the 604s at the time and it was not a good move looking back, but the 605 is no slouch....and if you want to get...
Again, I didn't want to muddy it up with exhaustive equipment lists....but okay:
Altec 511E mid range horns -> GPA-288H compression drivers
custom mid bass horns -> GPA-515-16 woofers
bassmaxx...
I dunno either...but when I was living in East Texas I visited a recording studio in Tyler and they had a gold record on the wall from Leann Rhymes' first album...I wonder if there is some background...
Hmmmm...
I was in Harrison's shop in Nashville and spoke with the owner....a friend of mine was a hw engineer working on the digital consoles...took me on a tour...I saw the gold record on the wall...
I thought it might be interesting get a thread going that attempted to draw the connection between what the forum members listened to at home and a few of the recordings that sound great played back...
I dunno if the folks here have seen the article at this site but I thought it was a pretty unbiased look at BOSE and a fun read as well.
http://www.intellexual.net/bose.html#number1
Thanks Earl...big thanks to Greg (GM) and the great whack pack over at the altec forum for their advice/theory/opinions and understanding of horns and especially altec history. Also, thank God GPA is...
Ha! didn't notice that!
Well, took a picture and the label on my driver is different!
http://www.superbadcat.com/images/stereo/511e_6.jpg
Here's some pics I took today...forgive the unfinished nature...but that phase...with the addition of the 288 drivers is now ready to think about.
Enjoy:...
The GPA 1" driver utilizes the radial waveguide plug. The high end probably reflects this.
recent experience:
I've got a new pair of the GPA 288H drivers and the high end is much better than the...
http://www.superbadcat.com/images/beatles605_1.jpg
The 45s that were released to America I distinctly remember being hated by the Beatles themselves because they pumped up the mid range. I have not checked the English EP releases but I believe they...
The Beatles mixed 95% of everything they ever recorded on the speaker this gentleman owns. I know the story and it's true the studios were against changing anything about the 604e. But for bass...in...
FYI...
EMI qualified the Altec 605 and never used the 604 in the 612 cabinet.
The story is told in the "Recording the Beatles" book which I own and here is a pic of the beginning of Chapter 7:...
Cool...
800 is not necessarily too high for many folks...my personal pref though
is lower. Right now I'm running 565Hz and 12dB slopes.
Ya know, ringing 511s wasn't an issue for me at all...
I've heard plenty of 811's and 511's and I'm using 511's in my system.
JMHO....but lowering the crossover point made all the difference
compared to the 811s. I'm using...on a suggestion over at the...
Yes, over on hostboard there are some links that provide more insight. I did remove mine. The technique I used was an extremely sharp exacto knife. I carefully slit the screen and then I used a pair...
I think the Valencia uses and 806/416 combo in a bass reflex cab.
If you use an A7 and pop in the valencia XO for the components you have, the sensitivity I would think of a 515 being greater and...
Yeah, I remember a post on the altec site where Bill at GPA
mailed some of this material overseas. I thought it was this
surround goo we're talking about. I say call Bill...do not email
and I'm...
That receptacle is no good without one of these:
http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina44.htm
;)
I've recently purchased an Odyssey Audio - Stratos amp
http://www.odysseyaudio.com/stratos.html
It's 150 watts a channel into 8 ohms.
Class A for the first 35 watts...then it shifts to A/B is my...