Altec Lansing

[GM]

Now that's a manly man's horn!

On a completely unrelated subject, I'm not quite sure how I did it, but I just had a message pop up saying I had unsubscribed from all my threads! Is there a way to get them all back?

[mafusha]

Hi,

Trying not to hijack this thread, but i acquired a couple 288c (24 ohm) and 805b horns

Any recommendations on bringing them to life? (ill try to post some pics later)

greg

[GM]

Greets!

If the diaphragms are blown, then obviously they will need replacing and due to their age and probable work history, a good zapping of the magnets is required, so either find a relatively local prosound re-coner with the credentials to do this or send them back to GPA. If done locally, make sure they use either GPA's diaphragms or at least Altec NOS (new old stock):
http://www.greatplainsaudio.com/
http://stores.ebay.com/Great-Plains-Audio

GM

[valhallax]

nice horns cal! i love the big horn sound..somehow, to me, my large format 300hz cycle horns sound very precise and clean. its funny throuhout the web, most of the pics i see of folks listening rooms, look "lived in" wires and amps and equipment and cd's and albums everywhere..a dedicated sweet spot. glad its not just me.

[cyclotronguy]

Someone mentioned two 416's in a W-Onken. Whats a W-onken?

Cyclotronguy

[CONVERGENCE]

cyclotronguy

Someone mentioned two 416's in a W-Onken. Whats a W-onken?

Here is a site in French only .It should give you a good idea.
I've seen it a couple of times over the past few years.

http://www.melaudia.net/remOnken.php

[tomtt]

Originally posted by mafusha

Any recommendations on bringing them to life?

tube amps -

13924

[Pano]

Originally posted by CONVERGENCE
Here is a site in French only .It should give you a good idea.

If you need help with the site or the W, let me know. I know the cabinet well. The double wall sand filled Onken-W is a beast. But very, very, clean. Very top notch stuff.

[mafusha]

Originally posted by GM
send them back to GPA. If done locally, make sure they use either GPA's diaphragms or at least Altec NOS

Thanks GM for the advice, i'm not too sure of anyone local to be able to do it. As for sending them to GPA, it might be a bit costly and ill have to check with customs here to see if they will even allow to me do that... (customs in Australia aren't at the least bit helpful )

Originally posted by tomtt


tube amps -

13924

an amp is a good start too!, any recommendations for votts in i guess a not too expensive setup always diy if its cheaper (things that can be found in Aus please list )

all thats missing is the woofer, i assume a 515b fits this criteria. Any recommendations of working crossovers for the two? (with the right crossovers does the 24 ohm horn work with say a 16 ohm woofer?)

Thanks
Greg

[Pano]

There are some crossover schematics floating around this forum that involve the 288 drivers, but not on 805 horns, IIRC. I'd love to hear the 805s.

You would need to scale the crossover values for 24 ohms, or replace the diaphrams with 8 or 16 ohm models if that is possible. GM, do you know?

The lowpass part of the crossover is also going to depend on the box and the LF driver. What did you have in mind?