If you have ever heard the Altec Lansing ACS48 2.1 system, then you know what I  mean when I say: These are the BEST PC SPEAKERS EVER!.
 
OK then..!     I know it's been many YEARS since these were released, but this is VERY IMPORTANT!  I have a set of these and do not ever' want to let them go... (they are and always will be the best PC speaker set ever made)  My issue is this:    the 3.5 plug from the LEFT speaker(into the RIGHT speaker) has gone bad.(the jack itself) I have attempted to hard-wire the jack into the RIGHT speaker, but not that easy! The speakers are some type of "common ground serial stereo" wiring that I am not familiar with. There is 2 wires from the LEFT speaker, a GREEN wire from the primary DIN wire that leads to the sub, and a GROUND that comes from the volume control PCB that is INSIDE the RIGHT speakers.   My questions is: How/Where do these wires go for me to hard-wire the LEFT speaker into the RIGHT speaker "and" have LFET/RIGHT SPEAKERS!   I can wire them to work together, but there is NO R/L.  It ends up being MONO!  Thats OK, but not good enough for someone that plays games and listens to music alot.     Please help! These are  THE  Altec ACS48's!!!  They can not go down!

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After looking at your picture that you have. This is how i would start out  speaker (-)"B" to black wire"B". and the aqua blue wire "A" and speaker wire (+)"A" to PCB "A"

Ok! I'll give that a shot.  Havent tried that set-up yet! Thanks, I'll let ya know if it werks!

Um these look FAR from the best PC speakers ever made... LOL!
 
Regardless, good luck with your fix!

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[Sorry northgalocal from the looks of your first picture it looked like the 2nd from the last solder joint was missing .But from the new pictures i can see its the first spot thats is missing a wire put the green and speaker (+) on that spot next to the white wire.

northgalocal

Looks are deceiving.  You ever dated a not-so-hot girl just for her "talents"?   I have.      But thank you.

 
Meh, IMO if it were me I probably wouldn't bother fixing an old system like that... if you're a fan of 2.1 speakers, I'd recommend this set: http://www.amazon.com/Kli...-Speaker/dp/B000062VUO
 
Sorry to get completely off topic, I just had to share my burst of thoughts before they explode inside me You can't beat Klipsch for sound quality and quantity!! Power, Detail, Emotion... baby!!

look ay the far left of pcb under sw 1,back of pcb has solder in hole but no wire going in the front.you might try the green wire there.

You know, I think ya'll are right.   At this point, I think its time to let them go.   This is very sad to me, as I have had them since new... 1997.  Yes, thats right. These poor bastards have had to reproduce sounds from NIN to New Order, from Ministry to DJ Majik Mike. And of course, the ill'est of ill- the Beastie Boys.
Thanks for your input. I'll go check that 5.1 system, start looking at some Klipsch systems, and I have to go dig a hole in my back yard for a proper burial.    Thanks again.....

And thats how I'd prefer to do it, components. But time/money/life puts something like that waaay back on the prio' list.  Back in the day, you couldnt SHOW me a better set of speakers than MB Quart.(for car stereo)  Now they sell at Target and cheaper ones sound just as good.
The the sub-100 frequency response of this old set of cones is what made me hold onto them. The sub is a 6.5" in a real wood box. And no small enclosure, I might add. Their range was excellent. If the sub was positioned right, the resonance could fill any room.
But now that you mention it, now would be a good time to break these down and build exactly what I want for my primary rig. Speakers are still, sub and amp are still good. I think I'll go grab an inexspensive pair of satelites and do some "real good" for myself.       
You sir, have inspired me.

What about these? Anyone ever HEARD them before?

 
I grabbed the twins here off theBay, ($10.00, cant lose)for thier slim size and volumeknob/headphonejack/subwooferjack in the back.    Plan is to build new small enclosures for these and the Altec satelites for mids/highs on the desk. And use the Altecs 20-watt amp side for them and then leave the subs on the floor with thier own 40-watt amps pushing them. I actually have a 2nd sub somewhere in the house - I acquired it some years back. Could have been a decade ago...  seriously.
It will be hard to jugle the time to build it up, but I'll post pics here so you guys can check out my SLAMMIN LOUD pc stereo system!    Now if I could only find the tech-specs on the amps in the Altecs, I'll be in business.

You speak so highly of these, I'm gonna have to find a set to listen to.  


And dont get me wrong, I like the fact that your "speaking from a stereophile POV".   Thats the point of asking a question, ASK a PRO! Right?
But I am a tinkerbell, a backyard engineer, I've been known to tear something apart just to see how fast I can put it back together.   So this little project will be for fun, less for necessity.

The Altec have a small tweater in them. Im a midrange to low frequency listenter, so I figure, in pairs: 2-tweaters, 4-mids, 2-mid/lows, 2-subs.   I'f I cap those tiny speakers in the Creatives somewhere around 2-300Hz, with a decent hpf cross, I should be able to keep them from getting too torn-up at high levels.
 
The Subs are the best point about the Altecs. Here is a really good write-up them from back in the day...  if you can read russian ----->  http://www.ixbt.com/multimedia/altec-asc48.shtml

northgalocal

And thats how I'd prefer to do it, components. But time/money/life puts something like that waaay back on the prio' list.  Back in the day, you couldnt SHOW me a better set of speakers than MB Quart.(for car stereo)  Now they sell at Target and cheaper ones sound just as good.
The the sub-100 frequency response of this old set of cones is what made me hold onto them. The sub is a 6.5" in a real wood box. And no small enclosure, I might add. Their range was excellent. If the sub was positioned right, the resonance could fill any room.
But now that you mention it, now would be a good time to break these down and build exactly what I want for my primary rig. Speakers are still, sub and amp are still good. I think I'll go grab an inexspensive pair of satelites and do some "real good" for myself.       
You sir, have inspired me.

 
Two words: Parts Express
 
If you want to keep the amplifier of those speakers and can repair any wiring issues and want to build your own, shop for driver upgrades...keep in mind though, you will need to do ALOT of research to find good drivers that will match, because most likely, the box your speakers were in were designed around the driver to make the speaker they used sound the best.
 
As far as new speakers go, sure the newer stuff is built with plastic and particle board, but it doesn't change the fact that technology has massively improved in 10-20 years. If you spent enough money on the best speakers and tube amplifier you could find/build 40 years ago, you can still give the latest digital technology a run for its money or beat it(providing your system is working well and the drivers are in good shape). However, saying that your $5,000 stereo from '71 can beat a $800 stereo from today still isn't saying much(when you consider how much $5,000 was back then).
 
Most of the time, if you take a cheap pair of speakers, pull out the drivers, replace the crossovers/capacitors with higher quality parts, line any plastic or particle board with fiberglass resin or another strengthening/dampening material, and then use some acoustic dampening poly fiber fill, you will end up with a set of $50 speakers that can blow away speakers that cost 3 times as much. If you really want to go the distance, you can replace the weakest drivers in the system(usually the subwoofer) with higher quality drivers, and end up with a cheap system that will eat a pre packaged speaker system costing 10 times more.
 
P.S. If you really want to fix those Altecs, let me know, you are wiring it wrong, and that is why they are going mono.

That   is   friggin       AWESOME ! !
So how BADA$$ does that sound TWO HOUSES DOWN?? Granted, I know people that store meat in refidgerators smaller than that, but it would make a nice seat. Does it?
The sub from these guys is only about MAYBE 1/4 the square of that thing...  but I'm glad to know my 14 year old sub has impressed someone TODAY.
 
""P.S. If you really want to fix those Altecs, let me know, you are wiring it wrong, and that is why they are going mono.""
Requital, I would be forever grateful if you could point me in the right direction. Thats the point of this post, but there is some type of serial stereo output I just cannot figure out.  Any help would be great.   What do you suggest?

So, here is what I would suggest...put the wires back to their factory configuration. After everything is back where it was, check to see if the 3.5mm plug for the satellite speaker is a mono or stereo plug.
 
Test the plug to see if the plug is out or if that channel of the amplifier has failed. If you can wiggle the plug and get it to work, or touch the speaker wires to the circuit board on the back of the 3.5mm jack to the speaker and get get sound out of that channel, then simply order a 3.5mm jack or hard solder the wires in.
 
What I see in those pictures is a mess. If you wire a common ground, you share an audio channel. Before trying to hardwire anything, it is best to know if the jack is bad or if the amp is blown before I spend any more of our time on a set of old speakers :D