Am I missing something? They look like regular cabinets to me, just veneer with trim added.Originally Posted by voice of the theater
altec a7 home version - Canuck Audio Mart
Interesting "homebrew" design--of course you'd have to hear them too see what they sound like! He's willing to trade so hopefully the price is negotiable.....
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Am I missing something? They look like regular cabinets to me, just veneer with trim added.
Audio_by_Goodwill
Michigan, USA
a little fretwork and you'd be all set....
i think the price is low enough to compensate for a lack of grilles....
not super crazy about the load though..... for my uses
but i've only read about that driver load -- not heard it personally...
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dave's not hear
The top end is 802, nothing wrong with that. They aren't MI loaded. They do have 421 mid bass, in that box I refuse to call them woofers. Nothing a sub or pair of 416 wouldn't cure. At the price, off the 421's on ebay and buy GPA 416's, you will still have less than market value in them.
Were you thinking they had 808's?
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
i was... sorry for misreading it...
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dave's not hear
I'd love to hear that Pass on my Quad63s -- or my A7s!
Nothing to be sorry about, I've done lots worse, just ask the redhead...
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
I know I've seen (and own) a lot less vintage Altecs than many of you. What struck me as interesting is that most of the A7 "home versions" (smaller/"finished" versions--A7 inspired home speakers) I've seen/heard or heard of (Valencia, Model 19, Flamenco etc.) have a basic bass reflex/ported cabinet design. I'm not used to seeing something that could be (loosely) categorized as a home version of an A7 (or A7-500) in such a small cabinet with a bass horn. Not that it's never been done, just not something I see every day so I thought it was interesting. Of course, there is the Magnificent for example--a home version of the A7-500 that has a bass horn design but that is (as far as the vintage Altecs I've seen) an exception, not to mention a noticeably larger cabinet than these..... Thought this was interesting too "this cabinet is designed by ingener of radio canada is a russian blaywood and srboryte finiching"
I guess what's interesting to me isn't interesting to everyone else--who knew?
Last edited by voice of the theater; March 15th, 2012 at 09:25 PM.
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That site also has a guy with a pair of home made horns with 416A s on the bottom and Lowthers on top - for $28,000 without the drivers!
$28,000 and no drivers!? Elizabeth--I'm coming Elizabeth! Do you have the link?
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