US$1250 for a pair of cabs!

**magnarc** · July 6th, 2010, 06:19 AM

Altec 612 Speaker Enclosure Vintage Audio Theatre - eBay (item 180529607404 end time Aug-04-10 20:25:09 PDT)

I really wonder some days....

Sure they are orig Altec, BUT!

**David Yost** · July 6th, 2010, 11:14 AM

...nicer cabs and loaded:

Altec 604E Coaxial Speakers in 612 Cabs 604 E N-1500a - eBay (item 380247971045 end time Jul-12-10 19:25:20 PDT)

GM · July 6th, 2010, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by magnarc

Sure they are orig Altec, BUT!

Yeah, based on an inflation adjusted price of ~$1020/pr. new, it's a bit much, so I guess it boils down to how much you want OEM and/or how much it would cost to have a cabinet shop make a new set.

GM

GM · July 6th, 2010, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by David Yost

...nicer cabs and loaded:

Hmm, I have to wonder if these pics are of the actual speakers since I tried to get these particular decals back in the '80s and Altec said their stock was long gone.............

GM

**Altec Best** · July 6th, 2010, 01:56 PM

You can have any kind of decal made.I bought VOT labels from a guy on eBay who said he could have as many as you wanted made up all he needed was 2 weeks notice. And I know they didn't come from Altec but they look like the originals in every way same dims. 8" x 15"

GM · July 6th, 2010, 02:31 PM

True, but.......... Many years ago, I had a ~local decal maker print up some VOTT decals from an unmounted OEM one and while they looked OK at a glance, they definitely weren't as 'sharp' plus they were pretty expensive in small quantities, so I was going to try silk screening them, but my 'T'shirt printing buddy fell off a ladder while changing some lighting, forcing him to retire before it was done. At least he was able to do a number of different colored shirts for me

: http://www.patcave.com/diy2k4/pep_7241.jpg

GM

**bfish** · July 6th, 2010, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by GM

... At least he was able to do a number of different colored shirts for me

: http://www.patcave.com/diy2k4/pep_7241.jpg

GM

Nice shirt man, but where'dja get that tie?

GM · July 6th, 2010, 06:25 PM

LOL! Took me a minute to figure out what you're referring to. It's my overlapping folded sunglasses and reading glasses dragging my shirt down.

GM

**bfish** · July 6th, 2010, 06:30 PM

OK then, I thought it was rather short...

**Panomaniac** · July 6th, 2010, 07:38 PM

Ah, so now we know what you look like! Nice shirt.

Doing a good Altec decal should not be hard. It's flat art. But most printers are lazy. I've done stuff from old art that was "better than new." And I'm semi-lazy myself.