Ideas on how to repair this Altec 19 butchery?
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ricohman
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Thanks. I may do just that. I soldered male spade connectors onto those wires and shorted them, then secured them with hot glue so the Altec iwres can plug in. But it doesn't look very neat.
I think I will look for those strips as I need some black screws for the new grill velcro anyway.
Here are the two new crossovers.
Those crossovers are the bomb. :thmbsp:
Regards,
Gordon.
clydeselsor
Lunatic Member
Very nice! Looking forward to your completed project pics...
ricohman
Adventure Rider
Finished putting them together this morning. I have to say I was a bit nervous when turning on the amp as I had no idea if the new xo's would even work seeing as I have never built anything like this before.
So do they work?
Yes!
They sound wonderful and with a bit of adjusting on the L-pads they sounded even better.
And with 3 coats of Danish oil rubbed with the 0000 steel wool they have a very nice finish compared to the drippy varathane they had when I brought them home. I have new foams for the horns coming from the Darst's and I since two of the grill have a few fractures I am going to take the two good ones and have a complete set made. But I like the look of the 19's without grills anyway.
Using my AU-717 they are loud and very detailed. I can expect better things when I organize my room and hook them to the AU-D11 II.
I need to get rid of some speakers to appease the wife so the HPM100's are first on the list. I'd like to keep the Walsh 4's.
I think the patches look pretty good considering what I started with. The flash makes it look worse than it is.
I may end up taking the brass washers out from behind those allen cap screws.
So do they work?
Yes!
They sound wonderful and with a bit of adjusting on the L-pads they sounded even better.
And with 3 coats of Danish oil rubbed with the 0000 steel wool they have a very nice finish compared to the drippy varathane they had when I brought them home. I have new foams for the horns coming from the Darst's and I since two of the grill have a few fractures I am going to take the two good ones and have a complete set made. But I like the look of the 19's without grills anyway.
Using my AU-717 they are loud and very detailed. I can expect better things when I organize my room and hook them to the AU-D11 II.
I need to get rid of some speakers to appease the wife so the HPM100's are first on the list. I'd like to keep the Walsh 4's.
I think the patches look pretty good considering what I started with. The flash makes it look worse than it is.
I may end up taking the brass washers out from behind those allen cap screws.
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marantzfan
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Very nicely done. Yeah, definately time to move the HPM's down the road now. 
ricohman
Adventure Rider
The 901's are not in the same leauge as these Altecs. Its not even close. The 19's are not only more effecient but produce much more detail.
I'm glad I made this trade but it was a lot of work.
marantzfan
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The refinishing was the biggest chore I thought. Alot of surface area there.
ricohman
Adventure Rider
Very nicely done. Yeah, definately time to move the HPM's down the road now.
I've outgrown them. Its funny how ones taste evolves. I never could get used to the bright sound they made.
Damn, dude... that's like a night-and-day transformation on those 19's. :jawdrop:
In fact, if we didn't have pictures of the sorry state they were in, it'd be hard to believe that they were that jacked up before.
THAT'S the way you do it! :thmbsp:
Regards,
Gordon.
In fact, if we didn't have pictures of the sorry state they were in, it'd be hard to believe that they were that jacked up before.
THAT'S the way you do it! :thmbsp:
Regards,
Gordon.
ricohman
Adventure Rider
Thanks for the compliments guys. I inverted the woofers 180 from where they were before as I've read its a good thing to do.
Any truth to this or should I put them back in the original orientation?
And for only two speakers in one large cabinet they sure make some beautiful sounds. I can't say enough how pleased I am with the way this worked out.
And again, many thanks for all the tips. Zilch, if you read this, thanks again for posting all the information required to make it building the Z19 possible.
Any truth to this or should I put them back in the original orientation?
And for only two speakers in one large cabinet they sure make some beautiful sounds. I can't say enough how pleased I am with the way this worked out.
And again, many thanks for all the tips. Zilch, if you read this, thanks again for posting all the information required to make it building the Z19 possible.
