Spot the problem.

[Panomaniac]

Well 400 bucks off for the horn ain't bad. At least he is moving in the right direction.

[Cal Weldon]

Here's another oddball

It says 604-8G on the back but I didn't know the G ever had the mantaray. According to Altec the H was the first. He also says the G was the last alnico mag which is wrong, the H was the last. Also he says made in the mid 90's. I thought the H was made in the 80's. What gives with these I wonder?

Altec Lansing 604-8G Duplex Coaxial Speaker and Network | eBay

[Old Guy]

Here's another oddball

It says 604-8G on the back but I didn't know the G ever had the mantaray.

I had a pair straight from Altec, so they do exist...some G are also Tangerine...

I have mentioned before, parts change dates were not hard and fast...I suspect initial runs of, say molded parts, were small...I mean you don't wanna have a million misshaped ones in stock...so do a few hundred to test. Then, if you happen to run out of old parts, and have new ones sitting....well, it's just economics.


I have seen newer date codes with old parts, and vice-versa. ESPECIALLY if used in cabinets, rather than retail.

Or could be H production is ramping up, and people are still ordering G's...so you slap G stickers on H's? Dunno. I was back in retail by then....

[magnarc]

He is a (former) dealer, who IMHO prices things like a dealer and not like the eBay market.

Probably an example of what Old Guy mentions....

[Audio_by_Goodwill]

He is a (former) dealer, who IMHO prices things like a dealer and not like the eBay market.

Probably an example of what Old Guy mentions....

I beleive someone addressed the issue with him before, and his answer was that he was getting foreign buyers paying his prices. Since much of his stuff is NOS, I don't fault him for setting the prices high......... although, I can't afford to pay that kind of money.