A7 auction bonanza

**miker1** · March 5th, 2013, 08:19 AM

ASSETS NOW AUCTIONS

A closed theater auction in Fenton Michigan with lots of Altec gear. Check out all those A7's.

I have no affiliation with the auction.

**juniper** · March 5th, 2013, 09:02 AM

Miker1 thanks for posting, always wanted to see what was behind and around the screens, especially when Altec is involved. Are you part of this auction? Sure you wont ship? Suprising so many different brands of speakers, I would think timbre matching would be difficult. Didnt think Altec was represented in this market this late but then again this theatre looks to be from the 80's and they were still in business.. Thanks very cool!!!!!

**miker1** · March 5th, 2013, 09:22 AM

I have nothing to do with the auction but I do live nearby. I stumbled across the auction from a link on Craigslist. Quite a mixed bag of speakers they had going there. Note the variations of A7's with some EV componenets mixed in. It looks like some of their descriptions may not match the photos.

**analog addict** · March 5th, 2013, 11:43 AM

Could be some real bargains there for a MI resident.....

**Phil-G** · March 5th, 2013, 01:53 PM

it says they do ship, but im going to call them and find out.

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · March 5th, 2013, 07:43 PM

I haven't seen his auction on ebay for awhile, but there was a big seller over in Grand Rapids. If he doesn't make a play for them, Speakerguy2002 (Circuit Shop) certainly will, in Caledonia.

I'd love to make a big haul, but right now even getting the gas money together would be an issue. Still, I'll register just in case I could snag something low.

**cradeldorf** · March 6th, 2013, 01:43 AM

My problem is I don't have the room to add anything to my collection. I guess I'll let my fellow Michiganders get a deal.

**mah** · March 6th, 2013, 02:38 AM

The 9444As won't take up much room, unless you win all 15 of them

I didn't see any preamps but there are lots of Ashley mosfet power amps. Home theatre and man-cave guys, take note of the popcorn machines and the seats.

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · March 11th, 2013, 09:38 PM

Well the auctions ended. I registered but didn't bid. The fact that they used the same pictures for most of the individual auctions made me a bit nervous, especially when I noticed some were climbing higher than others for similar items. My first thought was replacement woofers of the non-Altec variety or damage that only a bidder who attended the preview would know about.

**bowtie427ss** · March 11th, 2013, 09:58 PM

OUCH!

9444's going for 46 bucks at the end, 250 wpc ashly's averaging 90 bucks each.

I saw the front of at least one VOT, definitely an ALtec woofer and Mantaray horn, could have been A5's as easily as A7's. They all seemed to go in the 120-250 range.