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Topic: Altec 15 price |
Rick Abbott
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Indiana, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2009 8:52 am |
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Help...
I have a 15" Altec speaker that I may sell but have no idea how to price it. It is a 418, 8ohm with a white frame and grey bell type magnet cover. It has the original cone. Ballpark pricing? Thanks
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RICK ABBOTT
Sho~Bud D-10 Professional #7962
Remington T-8, Sehy #112
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James Morehead
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Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Jun 2009 1:02 pm
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| $100-$150, if it's real clean. |
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 6:57 am
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| Anybody know the power rating on the 418? |
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Jim Dickinson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 8:44 am
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If it's a 418 A or B the old specs said up to 100 watts program material, probably around 65 watts RMS.
If it's a 418-8H or C, old specs said 150 watts program, probably around 100 watts RMS.
Using a current high temperature Voice coil could get these up to 160-200 watts RMS. The older ones handled the same power, or perhaps a bit more than the contemporary JBLs. The ALTEC speakers have a generally lighter, and therefore faster moving mass than other speakers, these things, with properly charged magnets, are quick. Jim |
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Rick Abbott
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 9:00 am
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How do I tell the type? There is a stamped mark on the frame that looks like 1-A on the top and G-something on the bottom inside a split box.
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RICK ABBOTT
Sho~Bud D-10 Professional #7962
Remington T-8, Sehy #112
1975 Peavey Pacer |
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Jim Dickinson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 11:03 pm
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On the back of the magnet cover, there ought to be a rectangular metalic label with the model # on it.
Is yours one with the older 15" frame or the later 16 inch model?
Here's a 1971 catalog sheet.
http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/altec/catalogs/1972-mi/page04.jpg
Jim
Last edited by Jim Dickinson on 12 Jun 2009 10:55 am; edited 1 time in total |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Jun 2009 7:14 am
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Here's a few Altec labels.
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Jim Dickinson
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Washington, USA
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