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[voice of the theater]

Sorry VolvoHeretic, a little off topic here, but my curiosity has gotten the better of me, concerning the photo of your 416-8A. Is there anyone with vintage Heathkit 416 versions that can verify the color being (or not being) the same as the 416 pictured? Could it be that it's not a repainted 416-8A, but an original colored Heathkit 416-8A?

I sold my Heathkit AS 101's going on two years ago to pay for my Model 19's but I do still have several photos of them. All the 8 ohm Altec drivers in mine were grey (416-8A manufactured for Heathkit by Altec Lansing)--but AFAIK there were earlier 16 ohm versions of the As 101's with Altec Green drivers. You can see the color of mine pretty clearly in these photos.....






Here are photos of my 16 ohm Valencia drivers (sold the Valencias to pay for my Model 14's). As you can see, these 416Z woofers (as well as the horns and h.f. drivers) are Altec Green -- same color as the 16 ohm drivers Altec manufactured for Heathkit AFAIK.....