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Location: NC, USA
Posts: 153
I'm Mike.
Altec Lansing Rebuild
Though this is not a ground-up DIY, but it is my rebuilding of my 1979 Altec Lansing Model 15 speakers.
I rebuilt the x-overs w/ Solen Fast Caps, rewired the speakers w/ Kimber Kable 4TC (though photo shows Audioquest before I changed my mind), installed robust binding posts, and refinished cabinets to like new condition.
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Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
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I'm Keith.
Wow - you've done good job; they look great.
Keith
Analogue: Lenco L75 with 'PTP5' top plate in heavy birch ply plinth/re-wired Rega RB300/SAE 1000e HOMC Cartridge/Trans-Fi Reso-Mat/Moth RCM
Files: Voyage MPD/Custom PC/Supra USB/Beresford ASYNCH-1/Beresford TOSlink cable
CDP: Inca Katana SE
DAC: Beresford Caiman MkII (LiPo Battery powered)
Pre-Amp: Croft Micro 25 Power-Amp: Croft Series 7
Speakers: DIY Frugel-Horn Mk3 ('FH3') + REL Strata subwoofer
Headphones: Beyer Dynamics DT990 Pro (250 ohm)/Schiit Asgard Headphone Amp
Cables - Interconnects: Mark Grant G1000HD Speaker Cables: Van Damme Blue
Mains: Belkin PF30/Mark Grant DSP2.5 & DSP1.0 Rack: Target
Office System: HP Win8 Laptop/JRiver/MF V-Link2/Beresford Bushmaster MkII/Topping TP20 Mk2/Mission 771e
Bedroom System: Raspberry Pi/Raspbrian + MPD/HiFiBerry DAC/Topping TP20 Mk2/Mission 760i or DIY Hybrid Valve-MOSFET Headphone amp + Sennheiser HD595
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Location: NC, USA
Posts: 153
I'm Mike.
Thanks Keiths. It was a really enjoyable project to do because of history behind Altecs, plus there is a lot of elbow room to work on a speaker this size. BTW, they sound great with a big open sound. The bass is a little light weight even though it is all there. My tube amp fills it in just fine.
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