Altec 604-8H-III (GPA) & McIntosh DREAM system!

[msh1999]

awesome system!

do you know what are the differences between the "old 604 to the new one?
because the older one looks much bigger: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Alt...499833?hash=item542de90939:g:WDMAAOSwiCRUlJmz
then the ones Great Plains Audio make.

 

[BHamm]

How big are the speaker cabinets, and what plans were used to build them?

Stunning system congratulations!

 

[Stereognat]

awesome system!

do you know what are the differences between the "old 604 to the new one?
because the older one looks much bigger: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Alt...499833?hash=item542de90939:g:WDMAAOSwiCRUlJmz
then the ones Great Plains Audio make.

The new ones are superior.

You can read about it here: http://www.greatplainsaudio.com/downloads/604_8H_III.pdf

How big are the speaker cabinets, and what plans were used to build them?

Stunning system congratulations!

Great question!

We used measurements from the Altec Lansing 18, however, Cliff made some improvements with his design. The 604c ran in a 8 cu. ft. cabinet. This version called for a 9 cu. ft. Cliff added additional bracing and a thicker baffle board, which he ran through his simulations. Great Plains Audio (GPA) recommends a 9 cu. ft. Mine are a bit deeper than the stock Altec version. (20-1/2") is the depth, I believe.

 

[kbick]

Nice retro look ... with modern technology ... but I'm not convinced those speakers are a good match for your equipment ?

 

[Fattner]

Wow beautiful !! Got to love the blue meters !!

 

[sqlsavior]

Beautiful system!

I'll bet it sounds fantastic - congratulations!

 

[BHamm]

We used measurements from the Altec Lansing 18, however, Cliff made some improvements with this design. The 604c ran in a 8 cu. ft. cabinet. This version called for a 9 cu. ft. Cliff added additional bracing and a thicker baffle board, which he calculated many times. Cliff also ran simulations. Great Plains Audio recommends a 9 cu. ft. Mine are a bit deeper than the stock Altec version (20-1/2") is the depth, I believe.[/QUOTE]

Good info. I'm collecting notes for a possible build down the road. It will require a complete redo of my current setup including amp.

 

[chuckworkb]

Those cabinets look great on your gear. Very nice! Enjoy it all in good health.

 

[matteos]

That is a beautiful setup. I imagine it sounds amazing. Well done!!!!

 

[kbick]

Awesome Woofers they look like Tannoy Duel Concentric . I expect they sound better than Tannoy ...

 

[MetalFisher]

That is clean.
If it sounds even 10% as good as it looks, I cannot even imagine how crisp the sound quality is.

 

[Jailtime]

Whoa, this is a top notch setup. Your speaker cabinets are amazing. And I can't think of a better driver choice, 604s are some of the best I've heard.

 

[Northwinds]

Nice!!!!! Congrats!!!!

 

[Stereognat]

That is clean.
If it sounds even 10% as good as it looks, I cannot even imagine how crisp the sound quality is.

If an album is recorded properly, you'll be amazed, but when you play an album that wasn't recorded properly, you'll hear the bad stuff pretty quickly.

 

[Dave_1962]

That set up is nothing less than sexy. Hard core gear porn at it's finest, congratulations sir!

 

[oldmanind]

Very nice! Love the Mac

 

[Nightwisher]

Stunning! Sweet work!

 

[Tierbo]

Amazing system... a dare say you won't find this kind of gear at a garage sale.... simply stunning.

You are a lucky man... enjoy.

 

[olson_jr]

Lioh, are you getting PM/Conversation alerts? I have sent you a couple regarding your BT posting.

 

[just dave]

Beautiful system congrats!!