Audio advice and discussions with audiophiles and professionals. Free discussion forums, open to all and frequented by industry experts. Ask questions and get advice on stereos, speakers, hi-end amplifiers, pre-amps, home theater, tube hi-fi, turntables, vinyl, tweaks, music, films, video, DVDs and more.
Hello everyone im back from its been a while since i been in here just wanted all you you to know that i got me some altec valencias with a wife aproval also.How is your A-7 project doing akhilesh now i would like to see what the big fuss is about with single ended gear.Someone should bring there amps pre amp over and show me the differance.
What year are your Valencia's. I love the pair I have. They are very sensitive to amplifier power though; some amps sound terrible on them and some sound glorious.
Im not sure on the year of these speakers. How can you tell?
HI ANgel, Good to hear from you again! I rebuilt the boxes, and installed them in the living room. YOU should come hear them. Wife likes their look now. I think bringing in the original boxes initially was a good idea in terms of setting the bar. THey sound very good to me. But you should listen. I will be happy to come by your place with a Single endfed amp. I have a single ended 2a3that sounds pretty good. I would love to check out the valencias. Let's coordinate by email. MAybe Wayne & BIll Wassilak & others would like to come too? -akhilesh
I think it's about time for another meeting. We could probably do one before GPAF. Last time was right in the middle of the holidays, so it was hard to make time.
What kind of crossover do they have in the back? Also do they have grilles and if so what do they look like?
Those are the older models; probably with tangering phase plugs. Speakerman knows all of the iterations so he can pinpoint the exact year but that is a good thing. I can't significantly better the sound of mine with anything; some do some things better or worse but I love 'em. How long have you owned them? Actually now I remmember you had a photo of them here; is that right?
No i just purchase these from David at speakerworks they needed alot of cabinet work and they had coffin handles on them.but now they are bombay mahogany color black grills and no coffin handles
I'd like to see that. Every once in a while I think about upgrading the cross-over. Then I come to my senses! Most of the mods of stuff I hear really don't improve the sound; just change it. Those old engineers knew a few things we may have forgotten in the rush to adopt all this computor modeling; forgetting that computors don't go to concerts.
One way to tell the 846A's from the later 846B's is whether or not it's ported. The early 846A's used a slot on each side of the 811 horn. Which is like the pair I have had since 1966. The later 846B's had a reflex port and the horn was sealed on all front edges. I'd go here and ask the experts. There are several guys there that know a lot about Altec equipment. Altec Forum