Galaxie65
Always looking for new gear to try
The 9846-8A is somewhat unusual in the Altec family due to the 411-8A woofer. It'll reach into the deep 20s with ease but at a huge penalty in efficiency. In my 20s (house party days) I toyed with the idea of building new baffles for the speakers o accommodate a CV or JBL 18" in an effort to close the huge difference in efficiency between the 411-8A and the 802D/511. But I didn't want to give up the low octave performance so I never did. If I didn't also have the XRT22s, the Altecs would still be in use in the main system.
I'm not at all familiar with yours but that does look to be the same bent horn from the Model 15s. Either way, the Solen caps weren't very expensive so not a super big risk ...
Yeah I have been on the kick of putting in quality parts, but sometimes I can get over board and spend more then most would consider for a marginal improvement.
I guess I just really want to make sure I do it right the first time. I thought about sanding it down and trying to give it a more "home" look. However I also thought about just cleaning it up and sanding to lay on another coat of the same paint. I'm not sure how much 'work" would be involved to make it look more home status.