Brand New 288-16G's on eBay

[magnarc]

I am running a pair of 288-16K versions. What would be the difference in sound quality between the K and G versions? - If any at all?

Anybody compared the two?

Nothing really.
If the G's have been abused, then they may sound 'worse' due to lower magnetic charge.

I'd wager that few people could tell the difference between a G, a K and a 299, if they were all fitted with the same diaphragm, such as the spare pair offered here.

I'll bet they'll top US$1300-1400.

[Old Guy]

Nothing really.
If the G's have been abused, then they may sound 'worse' due to lower magnetic charge.

I'd wager that few people could tell the difference between a G, a K and a 299, if they were all fitted with the same diaphragm, such as the spare pair offered here.

I'll bet they'll top US$1300-1400.

I have to disagree about the "nothing really"

Alnico does certainly sound different, as does Neo. But it's been discussed to death here already, so I recommend searching the forum instead of re-opening the debate.

As far as abuse, not likely that a driver has been overheated, much more likely with a woof.

I will wager you are spot on about the pricing. My bet is 1400, as 1200-1300 is common.

[frank n texas]

I should have collected a warehouse full of 288s back when I worked for Altec Corp or the Altec Contractor in Houston...Would be worth way more than my 401K....lol

[Panomaniac]

You're right about that Frank!

[Altec Best]

I will wager you are spot on about the pricing. My bet is 1400, as 1200-1300 is common.

My wager is that they will sell between $1500-$1800

[Panomaniac]

Are we starting a pool on these?

[Altec Best]

Are we starting a pool on these?

All in. I call you !

[Cut-Throat]

I have to disagree about the "nothing really"

Alnico does certainly sound different, as does Neo. But it's been discussed to death here already, so I recommend searching the forum instead of re-opening the debate.

Maybe you could point me to a thread where this was discussed to death. I searched the forum with various keywords like Alnico and 288 etc. etc. and I got a whole bunch of threads and none of them were related to 'The Debate'.

[Old Guy]

Maybe you could point me to a thread where this was discussed to death. I searched the forum with various keywords like Alnico and 288 etc. etc. and I got a whole bunch of threads and none of them were related to 'The Debate'.

Try alnico ceramic

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/alte...20-alnico.html

Anyway, in a nutshell the compression modes of alnico and ceramic are different....also try a net search, as this is speaker info in general not specific to Altec

in the thread is a link to LH