my new 419As :)

[Phil-G]

i just got this pair today. i bid on them late one night. the next day i looked at the auction and saw where he stated the ohm reading measured at 13 and 9 ohms. i was like oh crap they're fried. i spent the next week hoping someone would outbid me. long story short it never happened.

Altec Lansing 419A Biflex Pair Vintage Speaker | eBay

today i got home and saw the box on my step, i did the slow walk and took them inside. just for grins i hooked them up and both played fine. they actually sound pretty good, without a cabinet even. i just did an ohm check and both read 4.7, guess i dodged a bullet on this one.
moral of the story is; never bid on anything after 6 beers and a shot of rum.

i do really like the boxes though.

[bowtie427ss]

I think you done good. Gotta love a happy ending.

[Phil-G]

I think you done good. Gotta love a happy ending.

yeah
i had resigned myself to converting them to 414s, if possible

[bowtie427ss]

It took me a while to learn about drinking and decision making. You can do both. But, there's a proper order. If you're not careful you'll end up like i was, married to, and in love with a woman you hate.

Altec saved me. It was during the build of a pair of 828 cabinets, actually the filling and painting process that she decided to take issue with my interest level in the hobby. The ensuing debate that quickly devolved into the utterance of an ultimatum that referred to "all those damn speakers and amplifiers or me!"

The 828's are still here, and loved.

[Altec Best]

As I always said to all my girlfriends and now wife "My Way or The Highway"

The key is you got to let them know upfront who's the boss !