ALTEC HIRAGA VOICE OF THE THEATER Speaker 1505B 288C - eBay (item 200481708977 end time Jul-09-10 15:27:37 PDT)
I'm not sure that almost 7 grand is good value here....
Maybe 5000 for the components, if they reach the prices we've all seen lately, driven by the 1505s and throats.
At that price they could be more decor friendly. However, Altec fans may not care if they can have something higher-end.
I sent him a message about his comment deriding GPA's parts as mere "replica's"...
Todd W. White, Owner & Webmaster
Altec Lansing's (unofficial) Homepage
I'm no expert, but i'm not seeing the value here, maybe if the 1505's were earlier and tar filled.
He could have at least validated the 515B's with a couple pics and a sweep performed by one of those world renowned experts he namedropped to ensure they still play within spec.
Not all vegetables make good leaders.
Based on my records of Altec eBay prices, this is what I come up with.
These are examples of sales from the last year. Prices(first set of numbers) are in US dollars. P=Pair.
I've chosen the good to mint examples to match what he claims.
Obviously condition plays a huge part in driver prices, as does the willingness to ship outside of the US, and the rep of the seller, a couple of those 288C and 515B sales are from a well known seller with a good rep.
1505B w dual throat
1505B P Dual Throat 1225 2009-08
1505B P Good Sgl Throat 1600 2010-02
1505B P Exc Dual Throat 2475 2010-06
288C pair, original diaphragms
288C P Exc 905 2009-05
288C P Exc 920 2009-05
288C P Exc 599 2009-09
288C P Exc 820 2009-12
288C P Good 900 2009-12
288C P Exc Orig Dia 610 2010-01
288C P Exc Orig Dia 980 2010-01
288C P Mint 1035 2010-05
288C P Good 610 2010-05
288C P Good 900 2010-05
515B pair
515B P Mint w Orig Cone 1135 2009-09
515B P Mint w Orig Cone 1025 2009-11
515B P Mint w Orig Cone 1225 2009-11
515B P Good 775 2009-12
515B P Exc 930 2009-12
515B P Exc 910 2010-01
515B P Exc 1100 2010-02
515B P Exc 1150 2010-02
515B P Good 1225 2010-02
515B P Mint 1675 2010-03
515B P Mint 1050 2010-04
515B P Good 810 2010-04
828 Cabs
Well say $250-300
Higara XOs
Lets say they are like a Mastering Lab Xo, therefore about $700-1000
I get a rough total of about US$3900-5800, based on the low and high points.
My spreadsheet covers prices back to 2002, it is scary to see how some drivers have really shot up, namely the 288G, 288C and 515B, plus the 1505B, and others remain flat.
The real money makers are the RWB units, and the 604 originals.
I knew keeping 700+ Altec price records would come in handy one day......
Yes the price seems a bit high.But his prices always have been.He had a pair of empty 825/828 cabs listed for quite some time at $2000 that may explain it some.Also these 1505's have dual throats and 288's
Where's Pano he would know about Hiraga's setup.Hiraga's was single throat/288 I think ?
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