Twenty Watt Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 OK...I bought a very cool pair of older mahogany speaker cabinets that originally housed an Altec 605A with a N1600 crossover. This is a 15" speaker with both a driver and a horn (Duplex). I bought them because they were very similar to a pair of cabinets my father made back in the early 60's. They warm my heart. They have a little overf 4 cubic feet of volume. I need some guidance in what to load in these things. Here are a few early thoughts. Find a pair of Altec 605 A and load 'em back up. Problem with this option is I'm choking on the cost...probably around $1000 for a pair on evil bay. I'm considering buying a pair of ragged out Heresy's and making a new baffle for my cabs and loading the Heresy components in the new baffle. This is pretty affordable but I"m not sure that Heresy components will sound good in the larger cabinet...I suspect they will though! Last option I'm considering is to buy another pair of "duplex" type of 15" like Jenson's or University's but I'm not very educated in what a good selection would be...I don't want a pair of lame ones that I'll end up replacing. I'll be using these with either a Dynaco SCA-35 or a Dynaco Stereo 70. Your thoughts and collective guidance would be very appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongeworthy Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Sweet cabs, those will be nice when you are done. [] Can you provide the interior dimensions and height and width of the existing baffle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev313 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I would post this question at the High Efficiency Asylum over at Audio Asylum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev313 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Or call these guys: http://www.jamminjersey.com/speakers.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twenty Watt Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 The interiior dimensions are as follows: Height 23 7/16" inches Width 18 13/16" inches Depth 17" The "mountable surface" on the baffle interior is 19 1/4" tall and 15 1/2" wide. This is NOT enought room for the Heresy's woofer/mid horn/tweeter combination...I just measured my Heresy's and the compenents require another 3/4 '. Perhaps I could mount the tweeter on the side next to the horn... Thanks for your interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twenty Watt Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 Thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Wouldn't they take Klipsch 15" woofers ??????? ... Are you moved yet ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twenty Watt Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 Sure they'll take Klipsch woofers but I'm not familiar with a 15" Klipsch full range speaker. Maybe someone will recommend one plus a horn that will do nicely in these units... By the way, we are getting snow down here in Bethlehem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongeworthy Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 How about one of the Tannoy 15" dual concentric drivers? Seems like that could be a decent solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twenty Watt Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 Thanks for the recommendation. I'll read up on 'em. I'm looking at the PAudio speakers also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongeworthy Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 The tannoys are expensive but are awesome drivers. A pair of the reds could make for an awesome speaker in those cabs. I heard a couple pairs of their higher end speakers (Churchhills and Westminister) and they were nothing short of incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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