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**Old Guy** · April 19th, 2011, 10:39 AM

Altec 8 inch OEM for car use...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Altec-Xantech-Ve...item3cb72c966f

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · April 19th, 2011, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by Old Guy

Altec 8 inch OEM for car use...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Altec-Xantech-Ve...item3cb72c966f

I think the seller may be assuming it's car audio because of the coaxially mounted driver. A company called Xantech still exists, but they don't do car audio, it's all distributed stuff. Since the company I found says they started in 1969, I'd bet it's the same Xantech.

http://www.xantech.com/Contact/AboutUs/

**bowtie427ss** · April 19th, 2011, 03:11 PM

Hard to deny the "vehicular use" printed on the foilcal.

But, i would have expected a 4 ohm nominal impedance.

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · April 19th, 2011, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by bowtie427ss

Hard to deny the "vehicular use" printed on the foilcal.

I missed that. I wonder if it was intended for something like a long haul bus.

**Cal Weldon** · April 19th, 2011, 09:06 PM

Ah yes, the infamous 409 "ceiling" speaker.

**bowtie427ss** · April 19th, 2011, 09:40 PM

I wonder if it was intended for something like a long haul bus.

Or a cruise ship, luxury aircraft, or even a motorhome. I think "vehicular use" is pretty broad and fairly vague.

I wonder if it had any specific qualifying features.

Ah yes, the infamous 409 "ceiling" speaker.

I wonder what, if any, differences there are beyond the foilcal from say a 409-8D.

**zelgall** · April 19th, 2011, 10:15 PM

I like this one more, but I'd need a bigger trunk.

http://cgi.ebay.com/TWO-ALTEC-VOICE-...item33670a184f

**Old Guy** · April 19th, 2011, 10:50 PM

Now that would be a nice score!

**zelgall** · April 19th, 2011, 11:11 PM

$1149 for a pair of 604-8g is not a bad price but the impedance readings look like a 16 ohm HF and an 8 ohm LF - sort of. They're in good shape by the looks of things but I'm sitting on 3 extra pairs of 604s as it is.
Kyle.