Modern speakers vs Vintage speakers

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102 dB !!!

All drivers are original in perfect condition:
JBL 075 bullet alnico tweeters with all red seals intact
JBL 2482 alnico 2" compression drivers with phenolic diaphragms
JBL 2220 woofers
JBL 2350 horns (best horns JBL ever produced )
Wired with monster cable
Tri or bi amp.

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This beautiful speaker is on Sale at AB, Canada but local pickup only.

Am I crazy to drive 770 miles (1100 km) each way to pick this up after crossing Canadian border?

But I am intrigued with it? :)
Unless the price is very good and you have a use for the drivers why would you want these speakers? DIY isn’t the same as vintage speakers built by known companies there are few hits but mostly misses in DIY!

david
 
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If the components are worth the price and you are in the mood for a road trip I say go for it! Whether the completed speakers actually sound good is another matter ;)
I sent the following message

Hello

Thanks for your reply

I am currently using Altec A7 which does not sound bad but interetested in adding one more JBL.

https://youtu.be/NY8UpqxSlw8
Something cool Altec A7 Lm508
Jacintha
youtu.be


If you go to the link, you can listen to the music.

Could you record music through your JBL using cell phone and upload it to Youtube and give me the link ?

thanks
 
Unless the price is very good and you have a use for the drivers why would you want theses? DIY isn’t the same as vintage speakers built by known companies there are few hits but mostly misses in DIY!

david
The price is pretty good.

One guy in this forum keep bragging about his twin 15 inch drivers. ;)

I am also tempted to get one.

But you are right, it may not sound balanced.
 
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why not plan on making the drive, have a listen and then decide..?
 
View attachment 85530
102 dB !!!

All drivers are original in perfect condition:
JBL 075 bullet alnico tweeters with all red seals intact
JBL 2482 alnico 2" compression drivers with phenolic diaphragms
JBL 2220 woofers
JBL 2350 horns (best horns JBL ever produced )
Wired with monster cable
Tri or bi amp.

View attachment 85531

This beautiful speaker is on Sale at AB, Canada but local pickup only.

Am I crazy to drive 770 miles (1100 km) each way to pick this up after crossing Canadian border?

But I am intrigued with it? :)
Nice build, when you want start with diy horn speaker, buy this kit.
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or old technics horn speaker amazing good sound
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You need only stable 20 watt
 
Nice build, when you want start with diy horn speaker, buy this kit.
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or old technics horn speaker amazing good sound
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You need only stable 20 watt
Technics were giants in there days and they are back again making very high end stuff.
 
some dedication is needed ;-)

I thought you were seriously interested, I would not mind driving a day or two to for example source a couple of bargain KL405 VAC chassis...
 
Hi Thomas, here is another Altec A7 playing Handel

 
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After reading the above article, I had decided to go for active bi amplification without using internal network.

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I use Lyngdorf 2170 which has speaker output, analog output and digital output with highpass or lowpass options.


I set the highpass at 500hz on digital output and going through my dac and integrated amp to drive treble horn.


Initially, I had tried to use speaker output of Lyngdorf 2170 with lowpass at 500hz to drive bass unit of Altec A7.


But bass sound is lagging behind the sound from treble horn.

Thus I had used analog output with lowpass at 500hz to Crown XLS 2502 which drive
bass unit of Altec A7.


But bass sound is still lagging behind the sound from treble horn.

Then I had used analog output with lowpass at 500hz to Rogue Cronus Magnum II which drive
bass unit of Altec A7.

Now it is working fine with treble horn.

Many people may think that SS amp sounds faster than tube amp but it is on the contrary.


I had used Telefuken ECC 83 and Amperex ECC 82 in Rogue, but after replacing Amperex with GE 12bh7a tubes, Rogue sound more robust on bass.


After getting rid of internal network, Altec A7 sounds more transparent with clean details.


Since I am happy with sound out of Altec A7 after active bi amping, I retired Lansche 4.1 to attic on the third floor.

Please note that I had been using Lansche 4.1 since 2006 after buying it new at 50k$.

P. S. ticking noise is from my chair while I reord the music sitting in the sofa.
 
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It also plays classical music well.

I also had set room correction using Lyngdorf 2170.

But with classical music I turned off room correction.

With room correction, the soundstage got deeper but with slight harshness.

Thus I use room correction. for Jazz and pop music only.
 
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It will sound as I tune it.

I have lot of cables, Nos tubes and digital equalizer like Accuphase DG 28, Lyngdorf 2170.
the accuphase DG28 is a great equaliser that can improve the sound of lots of recordings.I have a mcintosh mc53 preamp and I sometimes use the equaliser to great effect.
 
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