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Topic: Need help identifying compression drivers |
Bill Bassett
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Papamoa New Zealand
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Posted 25 Nov 2013 8:12 pm |
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Howdy. I am dismantling a pair of old Fender PA speakers. Inside I found some non standard parts to be sure. The horns/drivers are massive. This is a huge compression driver with a flange adaptor but no horn. The assembly weighs 41 lb just by itself. I thought it might be JBL but most of those have the terminals side by side. Altecs usually has the name cast right into the housing so I'm stumped. I wouldn't be surprised if the were originally for really large arena if stadium use with gigantic horns. Any thoughts as to what these monsters are and if there is a market fir them. (16 ohm)
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 25 Nov 2013 9:32 pm
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Damn!
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Bill L. Wilson
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2013 11:08 pm Big Ole HI-FREQ's
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| Could be JBL, with Fender's ties to that Co., or Altec. If it doesn't work, a great doorstop it would make. |
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Darrell Birtcher
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Posted 26 Nov 2013 5:16 am
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| These obviously escaped from the Bose laboratory. Early prototypes no doubt. Just be sure to point them backwards in the cabinet when you install them. Too bad you only have a pair of them though. You'll need at least 16 of them for a full stereo image, along with a special EQ and lots of watts to drive them. |
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Bill Bassett
From:
Papamoa New Zealand
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Posted 26 Nov 2013 6:19 am
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| I'm gonna mount them on the rear bumper of my truck and use them like those JATO engines on a C-130 cargo plane. |
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 26 Nov 2013 9:01 am
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The push-down wire terminals look like JBL to me.
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Bill Bassett
From:
Papamoa New Zealand
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Posted 26 Nov 2013 9:22 am
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| I found pics of Gauss drivers that look similar but smaller. Same terminals and indents on housing. |
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Bill Bassett
From:
Papamoa New Zealand
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Posted 26 Nov 2013 12:01 pm
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| Yup, pretty sure it's a Gauss HF 4000. Thanks guys. |
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