414 16 ohm original cones?

**Phil-G** · February 11th, 2020, 07:00 PM

saw these on ebay. No one seems to be buying them. They look nice enough. The only thing i can see is a W penciled in next to the cone #
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**Elitopus1** · February 11th, 2020, 09:47 PM

Yeah 21060 are original cones. That what my 414-16b have also. I?m not sure about the W next to it. Mine don?t have that.

**Phil-G** · February 11th, 2020, 11:07 PM

wish i had a couple hundred to spare right now.

**magnarc** · February 12th, 2020, 05:04 AM

The W is for a Waldom made cone. AFAIK the lesser quality aftermarket one,

**Old Guy** · February 12th, 2020, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by magnarc

The W is for a Waldom made cone. AFAIK the lesser quality aftermarket one,

No it's not. Waldom cones do not have original numbers, aren't labeled in pencil, and start with WHF not W.

**LOUDER** · February 12th, 2020, 07:43 PM

Have to agree with O.G. on this one. Different cone than a 417. Maybe the W designated woofer to the new hire,so he wouldn't use the wrong cone. It even looks like the C.P. Moyen Altec black glue though, applied carelessly.

**Old Guy** · February 12th, 2020, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by LOUDER

Have to agree with O.G. on this one. Different cone than a 417. Maybe the W designated woofer to the new hire,so he wouldn't use the wrong cone. It even looks like the C.P. Moyen Altec black glue though, applied carelessly.

Ya know- that made me think...maybe at the recone shop? Like you said, maybe a new hire, or one of us forgetful old guys trying to remind himself it's a woofer cone, not a musical instrument cone? I could see myself doing that. I would probably write 414 and be done with it, but same principle. Just because they are original Altec cones doesn't mean they are the ones that came in the speakers when new.