Those Horn drivers look huge, I thought they were all the same size.
Those Horn drivers look huge, I thought they were all the same size.
You should see the 290s that Gary sent me. Real monsters!
Actually the 290 is the same size, but has a big sheet metal can for a transformer on the back.Take off the can and there is an aluminum cover for the fram.Originally Posted by Panomaniac
Those are normal drivers on the eBay horns, guessing 288B or C.
DUH! Just noticed says 288B in auction.
Last edited by Old Guy; October 8th, 2011 at 07:19 PM.
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
Yes, the transformer cover is empty, but it sure looks impressive. When visitors stop by I always put a 290 in their hands and say "This is my tweeter."
ROTFL
Altec had a LOT of them when Vietnam ended. They were used in HUGE arrays hung from copters. You could understand what was being said ten miles away! They were used for propaganda and such. I have pics in one of my storage bins of them being assembled, along with millions of pieces assorted other 70's crap. Finding them is a daunting task though. I'm a disorganized packrat.
Anyway I bought 24 290E's for a sytem I built, and probably sold another 300+ to other sound companies. They won every time in an A/B against 2480's. The macho look did not hurt, for sure.
Many sound companies were not even aware of the 290. Altec really thought since they owned theater installs at the time, they didn't need to market much to pros.
It was really hard for a lot of dealers to get Altec. They were trying to protect their contractors.
JBL was much more available and better advertised.
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
Something tells me it was University Sound who made the system used in Viet Nam. IRC, 16 drivers on a single horn. Would take a long time for me to find the magazine...
You are confusing two different products.
University made I think a 12, 16, and even a 24 driver horn. Just plain ain't what I was talking about.
Lower right:
Buncha El Cheapo screw on drivers, louder than stink and sounded like it too.
I am talking about Giant Voice systems. Way more expensive and way clearer.
And no, University had absolutely nothing to do with the big systems hung from helicopters. They were powered by custom built solid state amps. I saw a couple being built, no way to confuse with the University, it's a toy by comparison.
Went over to unofficial, remembered Todd had a couple TL's on the Giant voice stuff, but the links are not working.
GPA does have a sales lit partial for the stuff. Only pic is 3 multicells in an array with dual 290's
http://www.greatplainsaudio.com/vint...oor_Part_3.pdf
The two systems I saw being built were 203's in a radial configuration each with dual 290's.
Last edited by Old Guy; October 9th, 2011 at 10:29 AM.
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
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