604 - 12 inch ?

**baja** · July 28th, 2010, 01:06 PM

hi,
I found these altecs by accident - but what is the right one? a 12 inch 604?
best

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**Cal Weldon** · July 28th, 2010, 01:18 PM

601? What numbers can you read?

On the left, is that a 604-8G?

What do you mean you found them by accident?

**baja** · July 28th, 2010, 01:36 PM

I found them on a www-marketplace close by - unfortunately I can't read the text on the rear-lid. however I've never seen this speaker before. the quotation text mentions that it is a 12 inch 604-8-g (same as the 15 inch on the left) and it might be suit for 100 litre enclosures.
best,

**Panomaniac** · July 28th, 2010, 02:08 PM

I think it's a 601

Well, no. Maybe not. Horn isn't right.
Ted Heath

GM · July 28th, 2010, 03:37 PM

What appears to be a 604 motor on a 414 frame......... Factory 'hotrod'?

GM

**bowtie427ss** · July 28th, 2010, 04:11 PM

Agree with GM, somebody built a "hot rod" 12 inch duplex.

Now, just slap those puppies in their own properly ported subenclosure, with a 411 sealed up in the bottom to fill out the low end.

**Old Guy** · July 28th, 2010, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by Panomaniac

I think it's a 601

Well, no. Maybe not. Horn isn't right.

The 601, for future reference, does not have a driver on the back. The tweeter mag is in the base that bolts to the front. It will look like a 414 from the back.

Cast a third vote for custom build. It was discussed when I worked at Altec, I did what I could to encourage the product, to no avail. Nice to see somebody did it.

GM · July 29th, 2010, 12:00 AM

GPA prototype for the 212?

GM

**Panomaniac** · July 29th, 2010, 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by Old Guy

The 601, for future reference, does not have a driver on the back. The tweeter mag is in the base that bolts to the front.

Ah yes... Not the same frame either, right?

**magnarc** · July 29th, 2010, 01:39 AM

Maybe it was a 617-8A that has had an alnico stuck on the back.

Note the frame colour and the magnet colour don't quite match on the 12".

Maybe the 8-Gs were a pair and the frame was busted, someone ordered the wrong replacement frame, mounted the magnet and voila!

Nice looking unit, quite unique I'd bet.