Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Altec 2-way XO update



The Altec N1600C series crossover has been a significant constituent in the evolution of my Altec 2-way horn speaker system. C. G. McProud's 1947 article on page 101 of Audio Anthology, Volume 1, was my first encounter with series crossovers although Western Electric was already using the topology in the 1930s. As an aside, my knowledge of electronics is basic. I don't even own a circuit simulation program and rely on my collection of audio electronic textbooks, old magazines plus what my ears tell me as reliable internet sources for "techie stuff."

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Altec 2-way horn system redux



Truth be told, I was never fully satisfied with the performance of the Altec 2-way which is why I never uploaded the old article in the Arkiv.

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Water Pump

visited a friend the day after Christmas. On the way home the water pump started squealing badly ;(

The radiator and fan had to be removed.


Old pump off - I hosed the water jackets in the engine block and cylinder head until the water became clear. Lots of rust.


New water pump to the left ready for installation.


Done - elapsed time ~ 2.5 hours

Friday, December 27, 2013

Vault Special Issue 2013




Check out JE Labs in the latest issue of Vault Magazine.

Friday, December 20, 2013

Altec 32C horn


I've been listening to this horn since late 2008 and liking it A LOT! 


The lineage of this horn can be traced directly to the Western Electric 753 monitor (scroll down).

More later ;)