Altec Valencia 846B Restoration Part 2 - Risers, Reloading Components, Crossovers, Grills, Testing

In Part 2 of the Altec Valencia 846B Restoration I build a replacement set of risers for the bottoms of the speakers. Next, I service and test the crossovers. After loading all of the components back into the cabinets, I add a custom foam surround to the horns. The final step is building a set of custom lower grills using a Milescraft 1219 Circle Guide Router Kit. Once the speakers are complete, we listen to a track from the Portland based band Young Elk.

Test Track: Young Elk - False Paradise "Cops / Robbers"

Products used in this video can be found here:
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Additional Products Sourced From eBay Vendors:
* Grill Fabric: https://www.ebay.com/itm/303638303366
* Badges: https://www.ebay.com/itm/175268737078

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Helpful Reference Videos:
* Simply Speakers Grill Cloth Replacement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVe0sjNZXCI&t
* Finding the Center of a Circle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUL24IdUrkU
* Setting up the Milescraft CircleGuideKit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUL24IdUrkU

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction
00:48 Riser Construction
06:39 Crossover Service
18:40 Crossover Capacitor Testing
21:39 Custom Terminal Banana Dongles
24:35 Crossover Testing
28:16 Component Loading
33:41 Initial Testing & Horn Foam
34:49 Hardware Replacement
36:25 Grill Plans
37:21 Grill Frame Construction
43:17 Attaching the Grill Fabric
56:11 First Look & Badges
58:11 Listening Test