Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site


In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston.
Post Subject: Did you make your Altec tattoo yet?Posted by Romy the Cat on: 5/18/2010
fiogf49gjkf0d
Msaudio,

I also had all 1” Altec drivers and learned that what Altec does in those drivers it very good to sound reinforce Sarah Palin speeches during in her Midwest redneck rallies but they are hardly acceptable for serious music reproduction. Brad read too many Morons on-line about the 802’s 22,000 cycles response. I do not want to debate it – what the purpose to debate people who recite other word and communicate with marketing slogans.
The true is that the enter MF section, along with retarded Altec horn shell be trashed. It is correct: the 802, 806, 808 with plain aluminum cone and non-plastic suspension do run relatively high. To 14K-15K but then are non-usable HF.  The MF in Altec shall be driven down to sub 400Hz. The 802 has too small cone to do it and the aluminum diaphragm will crack after a week of operation in this mode. So, in reality, if one wishes to stay with Altec then it larger Altec MF driver shall be used in very different horn and a dedicated HF channel.  The 1” drivers are conditionally good only for what they meant to be used - to be crossed with second order at 1200Hz -1500Hz, unfortunately it does not work in Model 19.

The Cat

Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site