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Hey folks - first post here on the market I believe. I have a 2-3 month old pair of GPA 802-16gs, bought new from Bill this summer, and am looking to move to 8 ohm 'frams.

I'd prefer 23744s on the outside chance anybody has a pair they're willing to part with, but new production or original 34647s would be fine too.

I'm willing to buy them outright or work a trade for the 16 ohm 'frams in my weeks-old GPA 802-16s.

I'm running a resto-modded pair of 9844s, oriented vertically with a new baffle and exterior 811b horn up top, and want to take better advantage of the various dividing network efforts, experiments and measurements already out there, which are almost universally focused on 8ohm 802s.

Thanks!

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WTB Altec 3000 tweeter in non working condition, pair or single. Thanks Mar

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I have a dead one, will provide it for shipping costs.

Harry

816’s wanted
Looking for 2 816VI enclosures. Willing to consider other versions of that cab. Would prefer unloaded but... Located in north east Pa. Contact me at [email protected] and let me know what you have.

Thanks!

Purchased 3/18/18
2 816C ‘s with Altec woofers and crossovers $250. Thanks for all the offers

Want to buy single ALTEC 9849-8D speaker system in OAK finish to make a pair with my single orphan.Attachment 3835

hello all,i am still looking for additional altec dts 645a-f or altec dts 945a-f point source speaker systems,loaded or just the mty trapazodial-shaped cabinets preferably located in the southeastern region of the united states,but any location nation-wide would be of interest.i also have a need of at least one loaded or mty altec a700 or altec a800 speaker cabinet(s).this is also a trapazodial shaped cabinet that was a latecomer in the altec family that has occasionally been mistakenly identified with earlier altec speaker systems such as the altec a7,altec a8,etc.i am located in birmingham,alabama and this area has virtually been stripped of any loose altec,save for a few institutional systems which are usually component systems made up of bass-horn cabinets and multicell/mantaray horn arrays.also altec's former competitors are chipping away at those left with their advanced(really?) line array systems.please excuse any spelling or grammer errors missed.thanks for reading.let me know if you have any candidates for consideration.

Moving and it's time to move some equipment off to someone that might use it more than me.

Altec 604B's. One has original cone the other has a replacement cone. No crossovers. I built a custom set of speakers (stonehenge III) with custom crossovers in light oak wood. Will sell speakers without cabinets

I also have 2 802-8G's with 23744 diaphragm. What I have is the top to 2 model 19 speakers (bought without the bottoms) and Altec 811 horns if your interested. Will sell 802-8G's alone

I also have a 604C with original cone and original crossover if you're interested.


I have a set of model 19's that I listen to and some additional Altec's and need to move the extra stuff out to a good home.

FS Altec A7 cabinets; shop made of 3/4" baltic birch plywood. No drivers. 500hz horn $150 extra/pair
located in Northern NJ
$500 pr. the boxes on top are not included.

Are the Stonehenge III cabs for sale also?

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Moving and it's time to move some equipment off to someone that might use it more than me.

Altec 604B's. One has original cone the other has a replacement cone. No crossovers. I built a custom set of speakers (stonehenge III) with custom crossovers in light oak wood. Will sell speakers without cabinets

I also have 2 802-8G's with 23744 diaphragm. What I have is the top to 2 model 19 speakers (bought without the bottoms) and Altec 811 horns if your interested. Will sell 802-8G's alone

I also have a 604C with original cone and original crossover if you're interested.


I have a set of model 19's that I listen to and some additional Altec's and need to move the extra stuff out to a good home.

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Are the Stonehenge III cabs for sale also?

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Yes, let me get you some updated pictures and then we can chat more on this.

For Sale: 1974 Vintage ALTEC 15" Musical Instrument Loudspeakers
NEW AD 2/25/2019 in Minneapolis - Yes, I will ship insured globally.
Two 418B 100dB/W Pro version of 416-8A, Alnico on 15" $600/pair.
Single 421-8H II 150W on 16" White Frame - very nice - $200/one.
Retiring at 70, lightening the load...

selling my pair of minty pair Altec model 14?s in walnut.
$1000. USD, if picked up in San Diego. Will ship at cost of crates and freight.
GPA recones on the 12? woofers. 908?s tested and left original per Bill?s reccomendation.
Caps upgraded to Sonicaps. Resistors upgraded to Mills. Inductors and wire left original. Protection circuit bypassed. They really sound and look great.
PM for contact information.

hello all,i thought i would break the posting ice and post my ongoing need for some(one or more) altec dts 645a-f or altec dts 945a-f system(s),complete or parts.this would include the mty trapazodial cabinets or completely outfitted with all of the components.i know altec had to have made more than the six complete systems that i have been able to acquire.i believe the roadrunner case company made the cabinets for altec.they are not willing to deal with a unaffiliated (altec that is) entity,although the altec corporation is now defunct.maybe it has to do with legal liabilities.i do not know for sure.thanks for viewing my post and please excuse any misspelling on my part.darrell

Free 828 cabinets in rough but restore-able shape. Made from 3/4 inch plywood. Very solid. They are blocking my entrance into my garage and have to go. I really don't want to chop them up.
Pick up in Burlington, NJ

BillWojo

I built this pair of A7 enclosures of 3/4" baltic birch. Heavily braced. Pick up in Northern NJ. $500/pair. 2 511b horns available for $150 more. Email me for photos.

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For Sale: 1974 Vintage ALTEC 15" Musical Instrument Loudspeakers
NEW AD 2/25/2019 in Minneapolis - Yes, I will ship insured globally.
Two 418B 100dB/W Pro version of 416-8A, Alnico on 15" $600/pair.
Single 421-8H II 150W on 16" White Frame - very nice - $200/one.
Retiring at 70, lightening the load...

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418 are good speakers but they aren't pro versions of the 416.

The only thing they have in common is the frame. Maybe the terminal posts and voice coil leads.

Custom foam grilles for Altec speakers

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Trying to add images

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More pics - Valencia and Santiago models - foam has been tested for acoustic transparency.

Unsuccessful posting Santiago pics - well so far

Anyone care? Anyone notice?

if anyone wants to sell original 515b or 515c pairs in good condition, please PM

Maybe this is better via PM, AB strike me down if so...

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[SIZE=3]Custom foam grilles for Altec speakers
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Anyone care? Anyone notice?

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What would potentially be of interest, are "horn treatments".

The could e.g. be foam 'lips' around the openeing (mouth), or actual plugs intended to fill the interior (or portion thereof) of particular horn designs.

e.g. see: http://www.hostboard.com/forums/f700...rn#post1803598

The plugs would in many cases require 3d shaping ability to match the interior contours, and specific densities of 'reticulated foam' are desired.

If that's in the cards, I'd like to hear more.

keyword: HOM HOMS geddes

I've made and sold a few but quit offering them as they were a PITA to make.

Now if I could get some help for my business...

WTB- Rear covers for 802/806/807/808 style drivers. They can be the old style or new style. I need at least one, but would be interested in up to 3. It?s ok to have mixed or matched new and old style.
I don?t need terminals, just the cover.

I know Bill sells new covers, but if I could find some a little cheaper I would prefer that.

Oh and they can be green or black.

All speakers sold :(

These are the best of any 604 variety I?ve heard several versions over the last 20 years.The drivers are 3,600.00 the crossovers were built by Jeff Markwart and were 500.00 and the cabinets were 1,500.00. None of those prices reflect taxes or shipping. These are current prices. The cabinets were built by a company that specializes in building Altec and Oken enclosures and were 1900 in total after shipping. I?m in central California for pickup or I might drive an hour or so either way if that helps. I also can remove the drivers and crossovers for shipping. I have the original boxes from GPA. The speaker enclosures have a few nicks at the bottom but the components are as new and just now broken in. I do not want to sell these so the prices are firm. I will not need the money in a few months and will pull the ad as soon as I can come up with the money so I can keep these.

Prices are net to me!
4,000.00 for everything intact
3,300.00 for everything minus the cabinets. I have the factory GPA boxes.

Hello, I'm selling a pair of Altec 1505Bs with throats and thought I would start here in case any hardcore Altec fans are interested. $1500 for the pair for local pickup/delivery only. I'm in the Chicago area. Packing and shipping would be very difficult, risky and likely very expensive. Part of the mounting flange on one of the throats is broken, and that is shown in the picture, but the throats are easily mountable in the usual way using standard Altec hardware. Otherwise, the horns are in very good used condition. I have more and better pictures if required, but they are too large to upload here. Thanks for your attention. John

SOLD

Picked these up somewhere along the way and haven't used them yet so it's time to let them back in the wild.
When I got them I drilled the 1" side to accommodate the 2 hole Altec bolt pattern. This was professionally done on a Bridgeport mill by a tool maker (Me).

Flange Dia on the 1" side is 3.9" with the Altec 2 hole bolt pattern and another bolt pattern with 3X 1/4" holes drilled on a 2-1/4" bolt circle.

Flange Dia. on the 2" side is 4.7" with 4X tapped holes on a 4" bolt circle. Holes are tapped either 1/4" fine thread or 6mm. To lazy to check at the moment but can do if it's important. There is a lot of room to add your own bolt pattern if your so inclined.

Overall length is 3" so the expansion rate (cone angle) is not as abrupt as most adapters I've seen. Heavy cast aluminum construction but there is no indication of the manufacture on them. Probably had stickers at one point.

Asking 50 bucks plus shipping from NJ.

BillWojo

Hello ALTEC fans - greetings from Steve Beatty in Minneapolis -
WTB One ALTEC 9849-8D 12" "compact monitor" to mate with my orphan.
Crossposted on USAudioMart, where I'm selling the orphan 9848-8D for $500.
Email will get you photos of mine, or call me Noon to Nine CST at 612-388-2365.
I was the ALTEC-PRO midwest rep 1974-75 when these were new, always loved them!
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I have decided to sell a very rare pair of Altec 511E's . Serial #'s are 00404 & 00411.If interested shoot me a Pm.

I'm giving members here a chance first than they will go to eBay,Audiomart,etc... $600

SOLD

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I'm selling my measuring equipment. If anyone would like the whole setup let me know sell cheap...

1 ECM 8000 Microphone W/cal. file
2 Mic cables 20 ft
3 Smith & Larson woofertester 2 Brand new Never Used
4 M-Audio Fast track pro Sound card.
5 Jam Stands Mic Stand

I have about $400 into it. Sell for $150

PM me if interested AB

I'll send pics if you want to see them...

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This rack is for sale, Local pick up only in Portland Oregon.
Taking offers.
Thanks
Pete

the title should have read 8254 (even though these are 3156s)
i am cleaning house, the first person who shows up with 575$ takes the whole set. As long as this post is up it's available. Shipping will be astronomical.

4 3156s pristine condition

2 290 8ks with working diaphragms

2 MR 594 II horns, perfect shape

2 1285 crossovers probly needs caps and cleaning

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Hello!

Looking to piece together:
4x 416 woofer (I could also use 515's) preferably ALNICO
2x 288 compression drivers
2x 805b or 1005 horns&throats

Please let me know if you could help me out! These are super rare and frankly the GPA prices terrify me...


Thanks
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From a more or less local, now ended ebay post:

" I've also got a pair of modified LC9's if your interested. "

So if anyone was dreaming about LC9's, maybe worth getting in touch with the seller.
I'd offer to check them out for an honest 3rd party opinion ahead of any travel if someone is considering such.

Hey Gang. Long time. A5s still singing pretty. 604Cs have been quiet and need a room.

WTB: I'm building a 1x15" Fender Brownface Vibroverb amp for my guitar(s) and would love to use a Altec speaker. 416s are OK, 3154s even. Anything 60-1500Hz with 50W+ handling would be great. If anyone has an orphaned 416A or B out there, I have a good home for it.

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Hey Gang. Long time. A5s still singing pretty. 604Cs have been quiet and need a room.

WTB: I'm building a 1x15" Fender Brownface Vibroverb amp for my guitar(s) and would love to use a Altec speaker. 416s are OK, 3154s even. Anything 60-1500Hz with 50W+ handling would be great. If anyone has an orphaned 416A or B out there, I have a good home for it.

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Why not a 418?

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2117233[/URL]]Why not a 418?

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Yep. I’d take a 418. I bought an Elecro-voice EVM-15B for pretty cheap to try it out. I won’t have the amp components for a few weeks and it might be a few more till I find time to get it built. I’m just planning ahead.

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Yep. I’d take a 418. I bought an Elecro-voice EVM-15B for pretty cheap to try it out. I won’t have the amp components for a few weeks and it might be a few more till I find time to get it built. I’m just planning ahead.

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I may have a working 418 in my stash. Will check. The 418 has a cleaner upper mid than the EVM. Actually I think I have a 422z which is a OEM 418 type.


EDIT: I have a 421 working and a couple 418 needing recone, old style

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I may have a working 418 in my stash. Will check. The 418 has a cleaner upper mid than the EVM. Actually I think I have a 422z which is a OEM 418 type.

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i have a 418 8h (16" frame) frame and cast motor only. if anyone wants it. 10$ + shipping from 33907

had to move i have no idea where it is. If i find it in the trailer after i get moved, i'll update it

For sale are a pair of Altec Valencia speakers, originally sold through Heathkit as model AS-101, and branded with Heathkit logos. A friend gave me a demo of his modified pair of Heath speakers, and they were VERY impressive. And when he offered to help me set a pair up like his, I went looking and found this pair.

These speakers' first owner was David Nurse, the President of Heathkit. When he passed on, his son owned them, and he sold them to me as he downsized in 2018. I paid U-ship to deliver them from western Ohio to my home in Fairfax, VA.

The Heath cabinet design is a classic take on the Valencias. Some say its a more attractive style. They are large cabinets, so my first mod was to add furniture wheels to the bottom so they can be easily moved. Per my audio guru, I attached granite and ceramic tiles to the rear and bottom to give them mass, so they play lower frequencies than other Valencia's do. I also added (removable) 18x18 inch granite tiles on top of the cabinet. The woofers have added mass to help them go lower, and the horns are heavily damped to remove ringing and shrillness. The cabinet is set up as a "half-*** transmission line," filled with lambswool, and they have a custom crossover network. They play a wider range than stock Valencias - hearing is believing.

Basic list of mods -

• Original Woofer with custom treatments for lower bass range
• Original Tweeter with modified back-cap pad and vent holes (relieve back pressure)
• Horns modified with 2 layer of QPad lead based damping material.
• Notched Fiberglass panel installed between woofer and horn.
• approx 4 cups of well fluffed lambs wool in lower cabinet area around woofer.
• Existing rock wool left undisturbed on sides and back panels.
• Removed rock wool blocking "vents" at ends of horns.
• 13 AWG stranded silver wire in teflon jacket replaced original internal wiring.
• Major rebuild/update to crossover network with polycarbonate & Teflon caps
• Used stock inductors & horn tweeter controls.
• 2 tiles installed to the cabinet bottoms - one 18x18 ceramic, one 12x12 granite with RTV silicon for constraint layers
• 2 tiles installed to the cabinet rear panel - one 18x18 ceramic, one 12x12 granite with RTV silicon for constraint layers.
• 18" Granite tiles built up with constraint layers and placed on top of cabinet (removable)

These Heath/Altecs are quite efficient and play well with medium power tube gear, or newer transistor amps. Why am I selling them? I love speaker projects and love hearing different gear, but I currently have 4 pairs of large speakers in my living room, and I'd like to declutter and downsize this pair and one other (the JBL L212s will remain)

Complete details on all of the upgrades and modifications, as they occurred, with internal pictures and more can be read here,
Altec Valencia = Heathkit AS-101 | Audiokarma Home Audio Stereo Discussion Forums

Located in the Northern VA/DC Metro area.
Please PM any questions or offers to me ...
Local demo and pickup only (or hire uShip as I did to get them delivered).

Basic list of mods -

• Original Woofer with custom treatments for lower bass range
• Original Tweeter with modified back-cap pad and vent holes (relieve back pressure)
• Horns modified with 2 layer of QPad lead based damping material.
• Notched Fiberglass panel installed between woofer and horn.
• approx 4 cups of well fluffed lambs wool in lower cabinet area around woofer.
• Existing rock wool left undisturbed on sides and back panels.
• Removed rock wool blocking "vents" at ends of horns.
• 13 AWG stranded silver wire in teflon jacket replaced original internal wiring.
• Major rebuild/update to crossover network with polycarbonate & Teflon caps
• Used stock inductors & horn tweeter controls.
• 2 tiles installed to the cabinet bottoms - one 18x18 ceramic, one 12x12 granite with RTV silicon for constraint layers
• 2 tiles installed to the cabinet rear panel - one 18x18 ceramic, one 12x12 granite with RTV silicon for constraint layers.
• 18" Granite tiles built up with constraint layers and placed on top of cabinet (removable)

These Heath/Altecs are quite efficient and play well with medium power tube gear, or newer transistor amps. Why am I selling them? I love speaker projects and love hearing different gear, but I currently have 4 pairs of large speakers in my living room, and I'd like to declutter and downsize this pair and one other (the JBL L212s will remain)

Complete details on all of the upgrades and modifications, as they occurred, with internal pictures and more can be read here,
Altec Valencia = Heathkit AS-101 | Audiokarma Home Audio Stereo Discussion Forums

Located in the Northern VA/DC Metro area.
Please PM any questions or offers to me ...
Local demo and pickup only (or hire uShip as I did to get them delivered).
Price lowered to $1500, so if you are interested, PM me and let's talk.
Cash only, no trades please.

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GPA N604-8A crossovers, $300 US for the pair. The 8C version with attenuators cost $240 USD each.


I bought these new from GPA with my 8H-III several years ago, and they have been sitting on my cupboard shelf for most of the time as I used a custom xo for my custom 10 cu ft cabs.


The N604-8A Crossover is suitable for use with any Altec Lansing 604-series loudspeakers. The 604-8G, 604-8H, 604-8K, and 904 series loudspeakers all perform well using this crossover.

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WTB singles

Looking for a mate for a few things. I’m in upstate NY.

210 cab
803b horn
203 horn

Also would interested in a pair of 828 cabs if anyone has a pair not too far away.