Sam Cogley
02-25-2010, 11:58 PM
Just picked these up tonight. Bad veneer, and the bent ply at the horn mouth is delaminating a bit (easily fixable with some glue and clamps). They seem to be very well built, almost everything is 3/4" or 5/8" ply. I need to figure out if I can even use them in my house, both of my Marantz Imperial 8s (which are not small) would fit inside one cabinet.
What I'm thinking of doing is using D130s in the cabinets with a pair of Altec 811B horns. So far, I'm trying to figure out how to set this up. Option #1 would be to run them upside down (D130 near the floor) and mount the 811B inside the horn mouth (currently, there is a bracket for an 075 tweeter in there, mounted near the LF driver opening). Option #2 would be to run them right side up and build an enclosure or bracket on the top for the 811B setup.
Thoughts? Other ideas? Pros and cons?
These monsters also came with a lovely homebrew C35. Unfortunately, it's a single.
What I'm thinking of doing is using D130s in the cabinets with a pair of Altec 811B horns. So far, I'm trying to figure out how to set this up. Option #1 would be to run them upside down (D130 near the floor) and mount the 811B inside the horn mouth (currently, there is a bracket for an 075 tweeter in there, mounted near the LF driver opening). Option #2 would be to run them right side up and build an enclosure or bracket on the top for the 811B setup.
Thoughts? Other ideas? Pros and cons?
These monsters also came with a lovely homebrew C35. Unfortunately, it's a single.