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Spring Twang

Russellc said:
Do you still have those Altec 5158G I sold to Redboy, who then sold them to you? Depending on what cab tox has, they may fit. They were a full 16" if I remember, some older cabs may only fit the earlier drivers. I had them in my cabs, and they now have 416 8C, so they are the same size as those.

Paulc worked out a great passive crossover for my Altecs, Tox if you ever get Altec drivers you should copy it. Even better, you know. I have a set w/ Nice 828 cabs with Altec grills, 416 8C drivers, late model factory dampened 511B horns, 802 8G compression drivers and PaulC's crossovers. They sound marvelous! The crossovers were based on one from Parts Express, with better caps and resistors, and a zobel to correct the high frequency drop inherent in large compression drivers...too big for me to haul for demo....You could use these monsters.

Russellc
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These are 828H cabinets, I don't know if early or late or what.

Re: crossovers, Jay loaned me those Redboy crossovers when I picked up the cabinets (they were Jay's). I have 511b horns but the drivers are not Altec, they're Renkus-Heinz, got em from dc270 with the horns. They are supposed to be linear into the high ranges unlike the original Altecs, so I figured out pretty quick that these Zilch-designed compensating crossovers were not the thing for the RH drivers. I gave em back and copied a simple 2d order Altec crossover at 1000 hz (18 uF and 2.5 mH I believe) with an L pad for the horn. Everyone says active crossover and biamping, but I just didn't have the amps sitting around so I haven't tried it yet. It's in my big shop building, not my main system so I haven't poured unlimited fundage into it. This would be a great opportunity to try biamping and maybe some different woofers.
 
elusive said:
I'm sure I can bring a few bottles! Any requests?

Wisconsin Cheese?
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I have never met a Scotch I did not like, nay, love! and appreciate for its unique qualities. :thmbsp:

Wisconsin and cheese go together like brats and mustard. :thmbsp:
 
Jay: I assume the big bonfire pile from last time has not been replaced, if so it would indeed be a great opportunity to inhabit the dock. Just wondering how that would work with gear swapping which is really convenient in the front. Doesn't matter to me where we set up, you da boss, just thinkin out loud.
 
toxcrusadr said:
These are 828H cabinets, I don't know if early or late or what.

Re: crossovers, Jay loaned me those Redboy crossovers when I picked up the cabinets (they were Jay's). I have 511b horns but the drivers are not Altec, they're Renkus-Heinz, got em from dc270 with the horns. They are supposed to be linear into the high ranges unlike the original Altecs, so I figured out pretty quick that these Zilch-designed compensating crossovers were not the thing for the RH drivers. I gave em back and copied a simple 2d order Altec crossover at 1000 hz (18 uF and 2.5 mH I believe) with an L pad for the horn. Everyone says active crossover and biamping, but I just didn't have the amps sitting around so I haven't tried it yet. It's in my big shop building, not my main system so I haven't poured unlimited fundage into it. This would be a great opportunity to try biamping and maybe some different woofers.
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If they are 828 they should fit fine.

Russellc
 
Manual says 200wpc@4 ohms continuous 10-30khz @.05% thd both channels driven. l'll bring it and the needed adapters and cables.
 
4 pig butts are bought:yes: Three Little Pigs sauce and rub:yes:Got most of the Kings Hawaiian rolls,but more are coming in Friday:yes: Hot pickles from Hermann's meat market:yes: Good supply of apple wood:yes: good attitude:banana::yes:
 
terryblulite said:
4 pig butts are bought:yes: Three Little Pigs sauce and rub:yes:Got most of the Kings Hawaiian rolls,but more are coming in Friday:yes: Hot pickles from Hermann's meat market:yes: Good supply of apple wood:yes: good attitude:banana::yes:
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All right, Terry's pulled pork again! You are the bomb!
 
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Terry, do you need some more apple wood, and if so do you like chunks or chips? I ran twigs through my shredder so it's like apple mulch, or I have sticks 1/2"-1" diameter about 12" long or less. Let me know, I'll be glad to bring some.
 
toxcrusadr said:
Terry, do you need some more apple wood, and if so do you like chunks or chips? I ran twigs through my shredder so it's like apple mulch, or I have sticks 1/2"-1" diameter about 12" long or less. Let me know, I'll be glad to bring some.
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I'll take all the bigger stuff I can get.I start with lump charcoal then split about 12" lengths of apple into pieces a couple inches thick.Imagine a ball bat cut into 10" to 12" lengths is whatI run the smoker with.
 
TOO LOUD??? said:
Tox do you have cables for the Behringer?
Mine has xlr's.
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Ooh, you know, I don't have XLR cables, and I haven't looked at that thing for awhile so I don't know for sure what it takes. I gotta get it out of storage.

BUT...the weather forecast is for 60% chance of rain Saturday in KC. :thumbsdn: Kinda wondering if we should be setting up gear of such magnitude outside on a day like that. Not like you can grab it and run inside if it rains... :scratch2:
 
toxcrusadr said:
Ooh, you know, I don't have XLR cables, and I haven't looked at that thing for awhile so I don't know for sure what it takes. I gotta get it out of storage.

BUT...the weather forecast is for 60% chance of rain Saturday in KC. :thumbsdn: Kinda wondering if we should be setting up gear of such magnitude outside on a day like that. Not like you can grab it and run inside if it rains... :scratch2:
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Yeah, I bet we get at least a couple bouts of rain. If anyone has any of those gazebo deals they may want to bring them. I have one that will be a start for the swap area. You could set speakers on bricks and have tarps at the ready, but I wouldn't put out any Tannoys or anything.:D
 
Just listening to the radio and they are forecasting "severe" weather for Saturday. I guess we will keep an eye on it.:thumbsdn:
 
Thought I'd bring my heavy duty popup, which I brought last time and never put up because the weather turned out to be gorgeous. I think I'll forego the Altecs, it will be better when we know the weather is OK. Maybe I can get the sound tweaked in the meantime. We can still talk woofers (take note, Battradio and Jay) and maybe I'll come home with something.

I'll bring a pair of smaller speakers, maybe the Atlantics or I also have Klipsch kg4.2's, Infinity Qb's (oh wait those are mounted 7 ft. up on the walls at the Garage Mahal so maybe not).
 
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