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The refinisher told me that he uses the dried glue/hot iron method on smaller repairs. I'm not sure what kind of contact cement he uses, but I saw a number of empty Deft cans lying round, so that's...

Just an update. Altec Best is selling me a couple of 30904 Attenuation/EQ networks. Thanks so much, AB! Today I made a visit to our local antique furniture dealer, and talked to the furniture...

Thanks so much. PM sent.

It dawned on me after I initially posted that there may be a problem with the server. This became evident when I was unable to log on, and even when I managed to access...

I just realized that I've been referring to the 511B horn as a 501B. I've been doing some reading on other sites about restoring and using the Bose 901 speakers (my first honest to goodness quality...

I've heard repeatedly that the 501B sounds much better crossed closer to 800Hz rather than the specified 500Hz. And it only makes sense that the lower frequencies have a pronounced tendency to cause...

Finally, a crossover schematic that even I can understand! And I think I have all those parts on hand already. I'm set now!

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Great, interesting pictures, Lee. I've never seen anything like those huge Stax cabinets. (Does not mean much, I know.) Does anybody have any further knowledge about their origin? Obviously, whoever...

Wow, thanks so much Earl, Lee, and Ed for your valuable input. I'd completely forgotten about the Altec 30903/4 network, even though I have it in my collection of notes. Thanks especially to Earl for...

Love the car in your avatar!

Thanks so much for the input. The crossover design is my prime concern. The approach taken by Zilch (albeit with a different brand driver) and by Hiraga, especially,...

I've posted this same query at the Altec Users forum, but received no interest, so I'm hoping somebody here might have some experience in the direction I want to take with this build. Here we go.
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