Posted by billfort [ 209.29.152.169 ] on July 10, 2005 at 08:59:52:
In Reply to: Great Plains Audio 704-8A - more notes posted by spkrman57 on July 06, 2005 at 12:23:33:
Thanks for the update Ron, I was wondering how these where working out for you. I don’t know how these would compare to my Altec 604-8G’s but I did find them much better over-all when in larger boxes (9ft3) with a wide baffle. What crossover did you use?
Your room observation surprises me actually. I used Altec 19’s and 604’s in the same small 11 x 17 room (but at different times and systems) and felt the co-ax was much better suited to that small space. I love the 19’s but feel you have to get pretty far back from a large horn design before they really click in.
I’ll be building a larger horn system this summer (Altec 902 on a 400Hz round wood tractrix and Altec 416-8A woofer) so will get to try this comparison again. Results may be different in my current system and dedicated 12 x 22 listening room but I can’t see ever giving up my 604’s, even if demoted to another room.
Keep us posted on future ‘704’ observations.
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