Look What I Got Out of a White Van?
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I like to "feel" the sound without the use of subwoofers!! Punker X experienced it on the 4th of July when the Polar Express (DVD) made its first appearance in the movie, he said it's hard to believe you can feel so much even with a concrete floor!! We only had 6 A7's and a pair of EV Interface D's going at that time. :yes:macaltec said:The sound from 1 pair is fantastic. I can't imagine a wall full.
macaltec
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IMHO, Anyone who thinks A7's are lacking in the lower regions of the frequency spectrum must have not heard them setup properly. If bass is present in the recording these things will bring it out. No bloated hump at any certain point, just good natural sound. For those in doubt or question re-read the opening of this post.
cableguy
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No bloated hump at any certain point, just good natural sound.This is why I like the 515 woofers so much, their slightly higher efficiency seems to merge with the horn better, I also like the sound best with the woofer and horn on the top of the cabinet, they seem to merge much better. I'm very happy with my new 515-8LF's from GPA, I think they're a good bargain, Dave.cableguy said:
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You might find these interesting, before I sold and shipped my 421-8LF's to Coney Island, I snapped some pics next to the GPA 515-8G woofers, these are similar to the 515-8LF seen on my web page, the 8LF is better IMHO, Dave.
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I must respectfully disagree with the notion that Altec 825 cabinets aren't lacking in bass, I find them somewhat bass-shy. While the bass they make is certainly of excellent quality it doesn't range very low at all and there's also the stepped response of the horn-reflex combo cabinet to be dealt with: the fact that the bass from 125-150 on up is several db higher in level than the bass below.
IME the bass goes deeper with 803 and 416 woofers than with 418s and 515Bs. When I was running A5s they needed help badly below 100hz for a balanced sound, I used a pair of JBL pro 4648 reflex bassbins to augment them below 100hz.
IME the nicest benefit of the 515Bs was their superb reproduction of the range from 100-500hz and not their low bass.
Note that I've no experience with the GPA 515s.
IME the bass goes deeper with 803 and 416 woofers than with 418s and 515Bs. When I was running A5s they needed help badly below 100hz for a balanced sound, I used a pair of JBL pro 4648 reflex bassbins to augment them below 100hz.
IME the nicest benefit of the 515Bs was their superb reproduction of the range from 100-500hz and not their low bass.
Note that I've no experience with the GPA 515s.
Tom,Tom Brennan said:
I'm too close to Altecs, been collecting them for 30 years so my opinions might be biased, PunkerX heard the GPA 515-8LF's at my house last month in the blue/gray 828 cabs, I think we need his opinion here!! Remember, GPA offers the 515-8G and 515-8LF, the G has a front vented voice coil, and the 8LF rear vented, I do own an alnico Altec 515-8LF but I don't have a pair, I need to compare them some day. I also have the Lansing 515-8G. I think eveyone needs to realize that the 825 and 828 are horn cabs, they mechanically cut-off below 50 or 60 hz, that's why I suggest 19's for home use, and I love the "Looudness" button on my old gear!! Dave. :yes:
