From: phil_a@tpg.com.au   
      
   "Lord Valve"   
   >   
   > The series wiring scheme means that if any of the drivers   
   > packs up by going open, the box will go silent - not a   
   > good thing in a live situation, if you ask me. I realy don't   
   > see why they didn't just go to 16-ohm drivers; two series-   
   > parallel networks of four drivers each (at 16 ohms per network)   
   > placed in parallel would arrive at the desired 8-ohm impedance.   
      
      
   ** Bose 800 boxes ( made of wood) did in fact use 16 ohm drivers, with steel   
   frames, wired in four series pairs.   
      
   No lamps, no capacitors, no ports  -  they came in the all plastic 802 box.   
      
   http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6aftxUZ9Mn4/TSR1AoHeH2I/AAAAAAAAAiQ/4l   
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   ...  Phil   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)