anybody near sarasota Fl?

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · July 17th, 2012, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by gearfreak

Sweet find. I'll take 8? ;-)

We assume a nice GPA duplex inside, due to the 16" frame spec?

Altec...... These are Pre-GPA.

**juniper** · July 18th, 2012, 08:45 AM

what speaker is inside these cabinets? I have looked for info and all I can find are pdf's which my computer blocks. Maybe we should have a group buy?????

**bowtie427ss** · July 18th, 2012, 09:05 AM

what speaker is inside these cabinets?

The "Engine". 9864

Even though they're pre GPA, i think Bill had much to do with the engine. Somebody correct me if i'm wrong.

**juniper** · July 18th, 2012, 09:12 AM

Thanks Bowtie! that is a very interesting configuration? Compared to a 604 how would these sound? and is there a problem with time alignment?

**bowtie427ss** · July 18th, 2012, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by juniper

Thanks Bowtie! that is a very interesting configuration? Compared to a 604 how would these sound? and is there a problem with time alignment?

No expert or personal experience here, but i think correct time alignment(as close as physically possible) was one of the prime design goals in the engine.

I'm guessing their sound is very coherent, with huge dynamic ability. I'm sure that clean, very high SPL's is where they excel, and they probably really need a truck load of LF elements to round out the bottom for most music.

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · July 18th, 2012, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by bowtie427ss

No expert or personal experience here, but i think correct time alignment(as close as physically possible) was one of the prime design goals in the engine.

I'm guessing their sound is very coherent, with huge dynamic ability. I'm sure that clean, very high SPL's is where they excel, and they probably really need a truck load of LF elements to round out the bottom for most music.

For home use, with music, I think they're fine without subs. I may not be as demanding as some are, Though. I haven't actually listened to my 9864 for awhile now, either.

**bowtie427ss** · July 18th, 2012, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Audio_by_Goodwill

For home use, with music, I think they're fine without subs. I may not be as demanding as some are, Though. I haven't actually listened to my 9864 for awhile now, either.

Sometimes, especially with Altecs, they do what they do so well that we don't readily notice the things they don't do, or the things they don't do become only marginally relevant.

But, my own personal nit is that if it won't do an F3 at least as low as 41hz, it's not a full range system, again that's just my own personal opinion.

i'm a big fan of that bottom octave, much lower than 41hz. after looking at the response chart and stated frequency response, i'm pretty sure i'd need some VLF augmentation in order to live with them long term.