Someone Over at LH Scored Some Nice Altecs

**voice of the theater** · March 27th, 2012, 11:17 AM

A fellow New Yorker over at LH scored some nice vintage Altecs. A shame that only one person over there took the time to respond to him. I just ran across the thread last night and suggested that he post photos etc. here and he'll get some great assistance. Hope he's still reading that thread.....

Altec A4 questions

**cradeldorf** · March 27th, 2012, 12:47 PM

He did make a good score!!!

**bowtie427ss** · March 27th, 2012, 01:00 PM

The fellow in NY was selling them.

There is currently a written contract in force on them.

I'm trying to find some flood safe storage for the cabinets.

**artlab** · March 27th, 2012, 01:05 PM

(from LH thread) "There were 5 until 2 were disassembled so that the 3/4 plywood could be used elsewhere (doh!......)" Ouch! that's like burning $100 bills to warm your hands!

**bowtie427ss** · March 27th, 2012, 01:14 PM

(from LH thread) "There were 5 until 2 were disassembled so that the 3/4 plywood could be used elsewhere (doh!......)" Ouch! that's like burning $100 bills to warm your hands!

What that is, is an indication of their value to their owner. That is the reality, don't be fooled by the value interjections of the armchair quarterbacks who are neither selling them, owning them, or buying them.

Local demand for A4 systems in upstate, NY couldn't get much closer to 0.

Get some shipping quotes for 7 foot tall 350lb speaker cabinets.

At the end of the day the value of those empty cabinets does not exceed the value of the plywood they're made of except to a very small handful of people, none of which live upstate.

**artlab** · March 27th, 2012, 01:49 PM

If that thread had been posted here first, it's hard for me to believe that for the cost of a U-haul to the NYC metro area, that the net profit wouldn't be more than plywood value.

**Altec Best** · March 27th, 2012, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by bowtie427ss

The fellow in NY was selling them.

There is currently a written contract in force on them.

I'm trying to find some flood safe storage for the cabinets.

Good Deal ! ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪

**Altec Best** · March 27th, 2012, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by artlab

(from LH thread) "There were 5 until 2 were disassembled so that the 3/4 plywood could be used elsewhere (doh!......)" Ouch! that's like burning $100 bills to warm your hands!

Or wipe your and flush down the toilet with.As cheap as some plywood is this is unbelievable.Guess they needed gray ply ?

**bowtie427ss** · March 27th, 2012, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by Altec Best

Good Deal ! ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪

Not my deal tho, sadly. i'm just trying to get and save the cabinets.

**bowtie427ss** · March 27th, 2012, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Altec Best

Or wipe your and flush down the toilet with.As cheap as some plywood is this is unbelievable.Guess they needed gray ply ?

It becomes a matter of logistics and timing. i see the same thing with "estate" pianos, it's the last things to go, and often remains on the premises until selling the property becomes contingent on the removal of "that heavy old thing".

If you've never locked onto a 210 or 211 cabinet in attempt to move it, it might be difficult to imagine how big and heavy they actually are. I'd wager these have just gathered dust for a good while, and instead of doing some thorough research and investigation, they have waited until they are now in the way and threatening the time table of occupancy or renovations where they're stored. It then becomes a matter of not what they're worth so much as what they're costing by being in the way.

Just because we love them like our own children doesn't mean that everybody does, sadly.