Sam08861
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Picked up a mint pair of Altec Model 14s off craigslist for a fair price. Has skanky (but brand new) looking replacement pyramid woofers (PW1248USX-8ohm), but he has kept the originals in the boxes for the pyramids and stored in an indoor closet facing up, so just need new foam surrounds. Surround replacement kit arrives Tuesday.
Not a scratch on this puppy and the grill cloths are perfect. Almost a time machine. In the photo below, the one on the right I hit with 0000 wool and Howards mahogany and the one on the left with danish oil on top. Trying to see which one I like better. The speaker on the left is a Wharfedale W60D Mark II, which I've pulled out of rotation to test these guys. Think I'll hook up my selector to a/b test these guys. The previous owner really took care of these guys and said he hardly used them since new.
Haven't pulled the crossovers behind the attenuators yet, but will do that this weekend. Listening to them as is, they sound a bit mid-heavy, but tone controls on the receiver, along with fiddlin' with the attenuators helped a good bit, but I think she needs a recap. The mantaray horn and attenuator section below.
Guy also gave me some original brochures.
I'll dig into the crossovers to recap and rehab the attenuators.
The sound is detailed and is far more modern sounding and deeper bass than the W60s, but the tonal balance on the W60s is wayyy better right now. Played with the attenuators for just a few seconds, but thought I'd wait for the recap before I try anything else. My first horn speaker, but at this early stage, the wharfies do horns better than horns, lol. I'll see again when the stock woofer is back in as I don't think the pyramids have as high of a sensitivity as the originals, but will look that up.
I'll take pics of the guts and the refoaming effort/woofers so we can see which type of crossovers these had.
Any advice on what else to look for, other than a loose tangerine plug?
Also, any 'off the bat' mods I should consider, after refoaming and putting back in the original drivers and recapping? Resistors too?
Not a scratch on this puppy and the grill cloths are perfect. Almost a time machine. In the photo below, the one on the right I hit with 0000 wool and Howards mahogany and the one on the left with danish oil on top. Trying to see which one I like better. The speaker on the left is a Wharfedale W60D Mark II, which I've pulled out of rotation to test these guys. Think I'll hook up my selector to a/b test these guys. The previous owner really took care of these guys and said he hardly used them since new.
Haven't pulled the crossovers behind the attenuators yet, but will do that this weekend. Listening to them as is, they sound a bit mid-heavy, but tone controls on the receiver, along with fiddlin' with the attenuators helped a good bit, but I think she needs a recap. The mantaray horn and attenuator section below.
Guy also gave me some original brochures.
I'll dig into the crossovers to recap and rehab the attenuators.
The sound is detailed and is far more modern sounding and deeper bass than the W60s, but the tonal balance on the W60s is wayyy better right now. Played with the attenuators for just a few seconds, but thought I'd wait for the recap before I try anything else. My first horn speaker, but at this early stage, the wharfies do horns better than horns, lol. I'll see again when the stock woofer is back in as I don't think the pyramids have as high of a sensitivity as the originals, but will look that up.
I'll take pics of the guts and the refoaming effort/woofers so we can see which type of crossovers these had.
Any advice on what else to look for, other than a loose tangerine plug?
Also, any 'off the bat' mods I should consider, after refoaming and putting back in the original drivers and recapping? Resistors too?