After sitting in a closet for several years, the 8” Betsy Alnicos have finally reemerged. I made new top baffles for them. The main reason I liked the idea of a separate top and bottom, was so that I could swap full-range drivers out from time to time.
The Lii PT-10 is very tough act to follow, but the Betsy’s work their own magic. When I first started playing them, I thought, I did all of this for nothing, cause it sounded kind of flat. But I made some sound adjustments, and finally things got much better, and now I’m hearing what first made me love the open baffle sound.