With boxes

**Old Guy** · February 22nd, 2011, 07:45 AM

Vintage Altec Lansing Set - eBay (item 250775914002 end time Feb-28-11 13:09:53 PST)

**Captgonzo** · February 22nd, 2011, 08:15 PM

Seeing them in the boxes is pretty cool.

But I like these better:

ALTEC MODEL 17 ALTEC 604-8G PAIR BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!! - eBay (item 250776612258 end time Mar-21-11 20:09:35 PDT)

(I have no connection to this sale. I wish I did.)

**Old Guy** · February 23rd, 2011, 06:01 AM

Nice 17's. Way overpriced though.

**voice of the theater** · February 23rd, 2011, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Old Guy

Vintage Altec Lansing Set - eBay (item 250775914002 end time Feb-28-11 13:09:53 PST)

Nice! Someone could build a new pair of Valencias among other possibilities with those. Hope for the buyer's sake that the seller is being honest that they've "never been out of the box and hooked up. I've had them sitting in my store, in boxes for 10 years..." I wonder where they were for the 30 years before that?

**cradeldorf** · February 23rd, 2011, 04:44 PM

Gotta love Nostalgia.

**gearfreak** · February 23rd, 2011, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by voice of the theater

"never been out of the box and hooked up."

I'd be interested to see the cone side.
What does 30 years of (assuming) face down end up looking like for the accordian surround goop?

Perhaps, they've glued themselves into the boxes!

ps. VOTT: No I don't watch the youtube stuff very often. Just circumstance.

**Captgonzo** · February 23rd, 2011, 08:02 PM

Yeah, where were they for 30 years before they sat in that guy's store? Can anyone date the set based on the packaging or other details? The boxes say Anaheim, CA...

**gearfreak** · February 23rd, 2011, 09:01 PM

If you obtained a serial, you may be able to determine.

40 years seems about right to me, as the 416 appears to be the same form as my 1973 (iirc) set.
Perhaps knowing when the 416 became a 16" frame would help establish a modernity cut-off. Check the old catalogs @ LH...

**bowtie427ss** · February 24th, 2011, 08:46 AM

Too bad the drivers aren't all the same impedance.

I think that's the first time i've seen the tin can mag covers painted black, my WAG would be early 70's as i'm pretty sure they'd have been green in '69 or earlier, and the 416A's i've seen that were built on 16 inch frames(circa '73, '74 vintage) have had no covers on the mags or been 416-8B's.