inductor value in Altec Valencia 846B

[avguytx]

Polk SDA's. The larger ones. Like the 1.2's, 1.2TL's, SRS's, etc...

[Storm]

I will keep my eye out and PM when I do.

Maybe there is a cheap freight from TX to AZ that someone can lend us a hand in finding.

Too bad you dont have the room for the Valencias - they are truly a show stopper.

Good luck with your other stuff.

If you were in AZ - the deal would have been closed a long time ago.

I wonder how Altec managed to ship these speakers and still make a profit.

-Storm.

[spkrman57]

http://members.tripod.com/~thunderbobworld/horn.htm


In his website he has the values for the different crossovers you mention.

Regards, Ron

[Storm]

I particularly like this quote:

I own a small electronic repair business. About 8 yrs.ago, when I was looking for a someone that could recone or refoam woofers for some of the speakers that I was fixing and upgrading, I came across Loyd at Spectrum Sound.

There was a totally different type of speaker that I had become interested in. I had first noticed them in a small speaker building book from the 60's, and I had noticed them being used behind the screen at a 70mm movie theater when Star Wars first came out. They were called Altec Landsing's " Voice of the Theatre" model A7.

When I first started doing business with Loyd, I was amazed to find out that he was an authorized Altec servicer and had A7's in his home. I had always liked the sound of good horn speakers since I had discovered the sound of Klipsch back in the late 70's.

Nothing sounds as lifelike as a good horn system.

When I checked out the Altecs, they blew the Klipsch LaScala's away.

The bass was a lot better and the kick was stronger with the overall dynamics being much stronger!

When you get used to the dynamics of A7's, normal speakers just don't sound right. Normal speakers still sound good, but you notice that the quiet passages aren't as quiet and the loud passages aren't as loud- in other words- the sound coming from the normal speakers is compressed.

[avguytx]

http://members.tripod.com/~thunderbobworld/horn.htm


In his website he has the values for the different crossovers you mention.

Regards, Ron

Great information, Ron! I appreciate it...I'll have to look into re-doing the entire network just for the heck of it. It's not a lot of money to do so.

Storm...the offer is still on for me to do your network if you want. At least we'll know! lol

[SEAWOLF97]

I particularly like this quote:

I own a small electronic repair business. About 8 yrs.ago, when I was looking for a someone that could recone or refoam woofers for some of the speakers that I was fixing and upgrading, I came across Loyd at Spectrum Sound.

There was a totally different type of speaker that I had become interested in. I had first noticed them in a small speaker building book from the 60's, and I had noticed them being used behind the screen at a 70mm movie theater when Star Wars first came out. They were called Altec Landsing's " Voice of the Theatre" model A7.

When I first started doing business with Loyd, I was amazed to find out that he was an authorized Altec servicer and had A7's in his home. I had always liked the sound of good horn speakers since I had discovered the sound of Klipsch back in the late 70's.

Nothing sounds as lifelike as a good horn system.

When I checked out the Altecs, they blew the Klipsch LaScala's away.

The bass was a lot better and the kick was stronger with the overall dynamics being much stronger!

When you get used to the dynamics of A7's, normal speakers just don't sound right. Normal speakers still sound good, but you notice that the quiet passages aren't as quiet and the loud passages aren't as loud- in other words- the sound coming from the normal speakers is compressed.

"Just like a#% holes, everyones got an opinion."

Hmmm....sounds like an opinion

[Storm]

Seawolf -

I never said it was facts. Of course, anything in life - even the news, is opinion. It is based on facts, however.

Read his bio.

I trust his opinion.

-Storm.

[Zilch]

Altec A7 at home?

IMPRESSIVE!

[SEAWOLF97]

Altec A7 at home?

IMPRESSIVE!

[spwal]

Paul C didnt change my inductors... left them stock. said absolutely no need. all i can say is that my 19s are singing like a bird after changing hookupwire binding posts and capacitors.

would not mind claritycaps in the crossover however.

storm---

i would spend the 50 odd bucks extra and get clarity caps for the critical areas in your crossover. Until you change your caps (and your amp), you dont know what youve been missing!

[louped garouv]

Altec A7 at home?

IMPRESSIVE!

hey now....

[Zilch]

hey now....

WHOA!

Augmented high and low.

[NOW we're talkin'....

[louped garouv]

WHOA!

Augmented high and low.

[NOW we're talkin'....

what are you talking bout....

the CV SL36Bs are out of the frame, but there...

[CONVERGENCE]

Hi

I need to get the inductor values in Altec Valencia 846b's.

Does anybody have the definate values, or the source of where to get them from?

Thankyou
Chris

you should rebuild the whole thing from scratch. Here is the schematic for
the N809-8A.

http://www.altecpro.com/pdfs/vintage...0Schematic.pdf


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[avguytx]

you should rebuild the whole thing from scratch. Here is the schematic for
the N809-8A.

http://www.altecpro.com/pdfs/vintage...0Schematic.pdf


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Thanks for that link...that will work perfectly! I agree...I'd rather build a new one and keep the original intact.

Thanks again!