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Thanks GDM. Its not that they didn't sound good. The bass shook my innards but the mid highs were not as detailed as my current setup. Maybe I can find some 19's next.

I need to do some more...

Had the Altecs in the house for a few days now for comparison with my "other" speakers. Sadly they did not win. Will post in marketplace.

After re reading some of the old threads, the Behringer 3400 crossover was mentioned. Has anyone tried this with their stock 846A's?

Wow! Just when I thought this thread was going to die out and be a lurker classic. Finally finished the grill on the other speaker today. Next is getting them from the workshop into the house. I was...

Won't be long now and I will have them back in the house for a side by side test.

Grills on the cheap. Nine gauge flattened expanded aluminum with some black speaker cloth tacked behind.

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Decided not to do anything with the crossovers yet and reinstalled the drivers. Took them for a test drive and I am impressed. Might be keepers.

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Thank you bigyank. Its amazing what a $10 can of Howards Reatore a Finish can do.

I did read that thread. Made my head spin with the technical lingo that I am slightly familiar with but too dangerous to attempt on my own.

Thanks GDM for taking an interest in my thread. There have been only two other folks that have posted but over 600 views at this point.
I will be listing the Valencia's and the Sovereign's in the...

And the final result.

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Here's what I had to start with. Not too bad but needs freshening up.

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The JBL's are very distracting when I should be working on the Altec's. As soon as the grandkids are gone its out to the workshop.

I have determined that they have the S7 system given the LX5...

Just finished moving these lovely's into the house. Turning my attentions to the Valencia's cabinets. I will deal with these later.

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Warm temps will allow me to get moving on the Valencia cabinets this weekend. Will post some before/after pics.

Already have my next project in the pipeline. Picking up a minty pair of C61...

BTW That is not a pic of my speaker. Have only seen a couple on google images with the logo mounted there. Just curious if it does date them to a specific time period. If there is nothing significant...

This is where my logos are attached.


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Most of the images I see on google show the Altec badge attached to the grill. Mine are attached to the cabinet wood on the bottom right. Should I leave them there? What is the significance of the...

Building a new crossover sounds like an interesting project for me. Always up for a challenge that I have no clue how to complete. Then again, I could always buy one and leave the original...

Thanks for the confirmation that nothing is amiss with the drivers.

Today I removed/destroyed the grill on the second speaker. Removed the drivers so now the cabinets are ready for some tlc.

806A both at 8 Ohms
416Z both at 10 ohms
Wasn't expecting that. Normal?

Unfortunately I am a retired industrial electrician that has a hard time understanding most of the technical information in the above mentioned thread. All I can do at this point, with any confidence...

Made a preliminary inspection in the workshop. Removed back covers and found 2 LF drivers screws laying on the insulation that must have been loose and fell out on the way home. Hooked them up to a...

Previously I posted about a basket case barn find of a pair of JBL L300's. I counted my chickens before I had possession of them and karma bit my arse and the deal never happened. After a brief...