I love the L96 (great punchy bass from the legendary LE10H's), but after hearing horns last year I thought of something that could be the best of both worlds.
After attempting to recreate the L96 in a newly built cabinet accommodating Altec horns resulting in limited success (lost the punch in the bass), I decided to build cabinets for the horns only with the same front dimension as JBL's original L96 cabinet, and to simply stack them on top.
I used Altec 806A drivers with Dayton horns in place (in the circuit) of the LE5's. Initial results are superb. I had to back off the JBL midrange Lpad due to the sensitivity. They still need to be veneered and stained but when done should look quite good to my eyes.
After attempting to recreate the L96 in a newly built cabinet accommodating Altec horns resulting in limited success (lost the punch in the bass), I decided to build cabinets for the horns only with the same front dimension as JBL's original L96 cabinet, and to simply stack them on top.
I used Altec 806A drivers with Dayton horns in place (in the circuit) of the LE5's. Initial results are superb. I had to back off the JBL midrange Lpad due to the sensitivity. They still need to be veneered and stained but when done should look quite good to my eyes.
