Searching cheap speaker sound like Altec Pro

[nickthevoice]

Hi ! I want to build a "copy" of The voice of the theater but without the budget to buy GPA copycat of Altec.

Anybody here found a 12-15 inch woofer how sounds like Altec pro typical sound ?

I search a low budget woofer with very high spl
extremely stiff and thin paper cone
with detailed midrange sound that gives you goosebumps.
FLH configuration

I even had it made by a company on alibaba company a copy of woofer with the spec and all data sheet, but the result was terrible and I put that to the garbage !


thanks in advance ! 🙂

nicK

 

[Cal Weldon]

I search a low budget woofer with very high spl
extremely stiff and thin paper cone
with detailed midrange sound that gives you goosebumps
BLH or folded horn configuration

Hi Nick,
One needs to be reasonable.
Low budget, high SPL - Yes to a point.
Stiff and thin with paper is not easy. Altec loved their paper.
Detailed midrange - like you get from some Altec drivers, okay
BLH - I'm not sure Altec did that. They were all about PA. FLH and BR combo was their mantra.
You are going to get what you pay for. I have used Selenium (now owned by JBL) in my Altec cabinets but they are not cheap.
Maybe you need some mid priced Eminence. Have you looked at them? I agree. The drivers you see from these budget houses are just that. Never going to satisfy.

 

[SpeakerBob]

I use Electrovoice EVM15L's in my midbass horns, which seem to model similar to the 515's.

If you look at the Klipsch forums there is a lot of good reports about the Eminence 15c woofer as an alternative to the klipsch woofer in the La Scala midbass horn. (have a look at the Peavey FH1 w-bin as well)

Rob.

 

[AllenB]

When using a replacement, and you've chosen something acceptable, some of the things need to be crafted by you so I wonder what information you have about what the originals are doing in their enclosures.