I got a couple of Altec 902 16ohm drives I would like to use instead of the original Eminence PSD-2002 drivers.
But I have build the original crossovers with Jantzen foil inductors and Jantzen caps, and would like to reuse these quality crossovers.

Can I just put a 15-16ohm resistor in parallel with the driver, or is there another way to make the crossover work with minimal replacement of parts.
Maybe a redesign of the l-pad circuit.

Regards
Kim

• 16 ohm & 8 ohm

I did some measurements yesterday with and without a 15ohm resistor in parallel, and the only thing that seemed to change was the overall level .
The response looked very much the same, with a little flatter top end response when using the 15ohm parallel resistor.

I looked through your links to previous posts, and found the one where you suggest changing the l-pad and compensation circuit only. This is great news, and would make a cheaper and easier implementation of the drivers possible.
Also I will play around with Spice a do some simulations to confirm what I see and hear.

The Altec 902 driver sounds smoother and more natural than the PSD-2002, I will post measurement when I get them done.

Regards
Kim