The banner on their website says they will start shipping out orders on 8/2.
I purchased a pair of the 288 diaphragms from the Great Plains Acoustics website over a week ago and no further response as of yesterday. So, I emailed asking for an estimated ship date and did get a response this morning. Apologies from a Santos F Oropel, customer service director, indicating they anticipate shipping by the end of this week/early next. The reason given for the delay was they are in the process of moving their warehouse from OKC to California. I was informed Santos would call personally when they ship
The banner on their website says they will start shipping out orders on 8/2.
Ordered a set of frams for my 288 drivers.
Don’t want to risk an accident or whatever…I’ll most likely die with this pair of drivers.
FWIW my limited experience with Radian is that they don't have as wide a BW as Altec, so must EQ more efficiency away to get the same BW.
Loud is Beautiful if it's Clean! As always though, the usual disclaimers apply to this post's contents.
I got notice the 288 diaphragms are finally out for delivery today. I ordered them about a month ago, but as I indicated previously, GPA was in the process of moving their warehouse operation. No problem from my perspective as they are only spares. I got a call from Santos about 2 weeks ago and chatted about the new company and its direction. He indicated the move to California was to reduce shipping costs and lead times to both the US and far east, they apparently are a big market for Altec based products. They are also opening an operation in Europe to supply those markets. I was told a sizeable portion of the foreign markets are wine/coffee/small social clubs that still utilize lots of vintage Altec products.
I asked about repair and refurbishment services and was told they are still being provided in OKC. Bill H is the principle Technical / R&D entity in the company but wasn't clear if he is responsible for service anymore. I told Santos that I expect all Altec users are relieved they are still in business and will continue servicing these vintage speakers as well as offer new products.
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