Spot the problem.

**cradeldorf** · June 26th, 2011, 05:20 PM

This is an easy one.
Altec Lansing 604C Duplex 606-A Corner Cabinet 604 C | eBay

I sent him a message letting him know whats up.

**Steve Schell** · June 26th, 2011, 06:06 PM

Ha! The high frequency horn and felt dust cover are missing, as can be seen through the grill cloth. Another interesting aspect of this system is the means of holding the fiberglass in place. See those perforated metal discs? These are Western Electric parts which had been used as rear vent covers on their cone speakers. Altec Lansing produced their versions of the W.E. drivers after 1950, but used only cloth for the rear vents. They must have received boxes of these metal discs from W.E. as they used them sporadically to hold fiberglass in place for several years.

**bowtie427ss** · June 26th, 2011, 06:22 PM

I'm nearly positive that 604 has been drifting thru the pages of ebay for sale as a raw driver for at least a few weeks, the description is the clincher for me.

**Panomaniac** · June 26th, 2011, 06:23 PM

Uhhhhh...... I feel like something is missing.

**magnarc** · June 27th, 2011, 08:08 AM

Bowtie you are correct, it has been. Or there are two of them right now...

**magnarc** · June 27th, 2011, 08:16 AM

Altec Duplex Speaker 604C Vintage Reconed *w | eBay

There are two, would you believe....

**bowtie427ss** · June 28th, 2011, 08:05 AM

Thanks for posting Magnarc, my memory isn't what is used to be. I thought the pasted descriptions were more similar. After review, i'm reminded how turned off i was by the seller of the raw one as he wasn't even sharp enough to cut the information on the multi-cell horn section since it is non-applicable to his 604.

**cradeldorf** · June 28th, 2011, 12:09 PM

This is his response to my question.

The owner of the cabinet says the following:

"The part you are referring to is not the horn of the speaker, but rather a diffuser meant to splay the sound outward. Some models of the driver included this feature, some did not. This model does not

**Panomaniac** · June 28th, 2011, 12:26 PM

ROTFL! I almost wet myself. What a great answer.

**voice of the theater** · June 28th, 2011, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by cradeldorf

This is his response to my question.

The owner of the cabinet says the following:

"The part you are referring to is not the horn of the speaker, but rather a diffuser meant to splay the sound outward.....

I think the seller is trying to "diffuse" any doubts potential buyers might have about his speaker