voodoobassmancanuck

I recently acquired an Amp 3 though a friend who was retiring. Now this amp needed a bit of TLC as it had been loaned and not been entirely respected. First, the cones had become loose. My go to replacement were Eminence Alpha-8A 8". When installing, I noticed the originals had been secured using 4 wood screws. I modified this by installing 8 T-nuts on each speaker. I then used a beefed up 1/4" weather stripping to better seat the flange in the cavity. The difference was astounding; the entire speaker plate resonated and all physical rattling/buzzing were gone. I immediately became aware of the octave below the fundamental. I decided to carry this modification further and then installed an Eminence PXB2 2 way crossover and BGH25 Horn. I introduced a 3 way resistor switch after the crossover and before the horn as an option to pad the horn and bypass it altogether. I used weatherstripping and T-nuts on the horn. I know this added an extra 5 lbs... but the sound for acoustic and electric is unmatched. Also- to remember -the AER amplifier is Class A analog using a toroidal transformer. This adds considerable weight. And what you carry in the extra weight is commiserate with what you get in the sonics.