moldy 3154s

**Phil-G** · July 25th, 2014, 07:24 PM

Pair of Altec Lansing Model 3154 Woofers 8 Ohms Rough Looking But Working | eBay
he says one of them has a slight rub

i almost bought these last night when they popped up. but decided to wait till this morning and if it was still there and if it still made sense with a lower BAL. i would buy them. well this morning came and went. so i figured if they were still there when i got off work. i think about it. well they're still there.
i'm going to go ahead and get em. how bad can i do for 160$?

**magnarc** · July 26th, 2014, 01:08 AM

Terrible pics.
Are you going to get them redone at GPA?

**mattvandyke** · July 26th, 2014, 10:50 AM

Looks like they sold. Hopefully you got them. Can't go wrong for $160 + shipping! Have fun with your project.

**Phil-G** · July 26th, 2014, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by mattvandyke

Looks like they sold. Hopefully you got them. Can't go wrong for $160 + shipping! Have fun with your project.

actually it was 130 + 30 shipping
i got them. i'm waiting on him to check the shipping. i told him i couldn't see him shipping them for 30.95 and let me know what it really comes to. yeah maybe i'm a sucker. but things usually work out to my benefit.
my plan here is to build a 8254. http://www.greatplainsaudio.com/vint...r%20System.pdf after i decide whether i need to recone of course.

**Phil-G** · July 27th, 2014, 05:01 PM

well the seller messaged me back. didn't charge me more for shipping. (even though i'm pretty sure miss to south fl ain't gonna be cheap) he actually gave me a 10$ credit on the shipping. making the total 150$. well when he gets a price on shipping tomorrow i'm willing to make good on it.

**Altec Best** · July 27th, 2014, 05:02 PM

What happened to the 411's Phil ? Thought you were going to make some subs with them ?

**Phil-G** · July 27th, 2014, 07:09 PM

i am but when i saw these,,,, and i working with gm on better cabinets than just the regular sealed 8cu enclosier. and these are just a tried and true 8256 cabinet (with a little different volume).

**Old Guy** · July 28th, 2014, 12:31 PM

IMHO the 3154 is a much better design. Newer. Has better transient response.

**Phil-G** · August 1st, 2014, 10:13 PM

well i got em. one does have a rub. but if i hold my finger on one side of the cone, the rub goes away. maybe i can get away with a surround.? GPA i'll call and see. the other one sounds great.

**Old Guy** · August 2nd, 2014, 05:17 AM

Originally Posted by Phil-G

well i got em. one does have a rub. but if i hold my finger on one side of the cone, the rub goes away. maybe i can get away with a surround.? GPA i'll call and see. the other one sounds great.

The rubbing side will be opposite the side you press on to make it go away. Mount with that side down. Gravity MAY pull it back eventually. If not will need a recone. Speakers should be rotated in the cab to allow cone sag to even out. Sometimes that comes back, sometimes not.

Some times rub is due to overpower causing the coil to go "out of round'. In that case nothing short of a recone.