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Altec Lansing VOTT A7 Vintage Horn Speaker Review.

CAH — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:21:49 +0000

Altec Lansing Valencia 846b Crossovers / Lyngdorf TDAi 2170 (Page 4)

CAH — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:17:18 +0000

This is part 4 of a series focused on improving the performance of a pair of Altec Lansing Valencia 846b speakers. Here’s what you’ve missed so far: Part One – Altec Lansing Valencia 846b Review Part Two – Adding Aperion Audio Supertweeters to Altec Lansing Valencia 846b Part Three – Dampening Altec Valencia 846b Horns […]

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Dampening Altec Valencia 846b Horns (Altec 811-B)

CAH — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:39:19 +0000

There are varying degrees to which horn owners will go to dampen the ‘ringing’ from horns. I’ve read about people painting the horns with bitumen and even baking the coated horn in the oven to get the tar to set. There’s some debate over whether or not the process of horn dampening actually achieves much. […]

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Altec Lansing Valencia 846b / Aperion Audio AMT Ribbon Super Tweeters (page 2)

CAH — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:14:49 +0000

Continued from this page. If you landed here directly, please use the link above to get to the first page of this review of the Altec Lansing Valencia 846b. To quickly summarize where I’m at – I bought a pair of Altec Lansing Valencia 846b in fairly decent shape. Drivers are original, with magnets recharged […]

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Altec Lansing Valencia 846B Restoration Project And Review

CAH — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:24:02 +0000

This is part one of a series of 4 posts covering my journey with the Altec Lansing Valencia 846b. You can jump between posts using the following links: Adding Aperion Audio AMT Super Tweeters to the Altec Valencia Dampening the Valencias horns Trying a Lyngdorf TDAi 2170 as a digital crossover I’ve been looking around […]

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Speaker Repair / Refurbs

CAH — Wed, 14 May 2014 19:09:23 +0000

Many older loudspeakers can be restored or repaired to as new condition, with a little TLC. Speaker repair kits, parts and accessories are available from many online resources, so repairing your precious loudspeaker system may not be as difficult as you think. The first task is to check the basic performance parameters of your speaker […]

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Crossovers (Build and or modify)

CAH — Wed, 14 May 2014 18:58:56 +0000

Quite often a high-end audio speaker manufacturer will issue crossover updates and make them available for field installation. Updating your crossover is a good way to keep your speaker system up to date, and retain its value on the used market. But you’ll need to decide if you’re up to the task of undertaking a […]

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Bob Carver and Carver Amazing

CAH — Wed, 14 May 2014 18:57:29 +0000

This is an old ramble from 2014. My thinking has changed over the years and I should probably delete this, but what the heck- I’m toying with the possibility of having a full Carver system based around the Amazing speakers. I’m also thinking about dumping the Carver speakers and heading off in a different direction. […]

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Magnepan MG3.6R – Crossover Modifications and Updates.

CAH — Wed, 14 May 2014 18:55:57 +0000

It strikes me as odd that a speaker with the potential of the Magnepan 3.6R hasn’t been offered by the manufacturer in a ‘hot-rod’ or SE version, at least not here in the USA. Why? Well anyone who has looked closely at the internals of the 3.6R will know exactly what I mean. Let me […]

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