Spot the problem.

[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.

[Altec Best]

That's Phil Brennen's site (aaokc), a friend of Bill Hanuschak's.IMHO he does charge some outrageous prices, he bought all of Altec's inventory AFAIK when they closed their doors in OKC.He prices his stuff for the overseas market.

[Audio_by_Goodwill]

That's Phil Brennen's.........

That name sounds familar. He's either a member here, AudioKarma, or Lansing Heritage.

Edit: Nevermind, I'm thinking of Tom Brennen.