Altec 291-16C: Need info please

**Elitopus1** · November 1st, 2016, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by GM

Ebay? Link? I couldn't find the parts or seller.

GM

This is the link for the ones I bought. If you look under completed sales for that seller you will see he sold a single yesterday and another pair to some other sucker tonight

Altec Lansing 291 16-c (PAIR)

271$ plus shipping

**Elitopus1** · November 9th, 2016, 02:29 AM

I got my pair. They are S/N 820 and 821. The seller did a kinda crappy job packing but the drivers are so robust they survived with no problems. They probably beat the crap out of the other packages around them. Lol

**Phil-G** · November 9th, 2016, 08:30 AM

ups medicine balls.
mine still have another 250 ups miles. I should be picking them up tonite

**Elitopus1** · November 9th, 2016, 10:23 AM

Thats good Phil. Hopefully your survived as well as mine. He used 7x7x7 boxes that the drivers fit snuggly inside. Then those were in boxes smaller than 10x10x10 that are marked "2.5 US Gallon" that have a round hole on the top. Very little padding in between.
To be fair he did pack them exactly how I asked. Just not as much box or foam

GM · November 9th, 2016, 10:31 AM

Look good, don't see any phase plug impressions, do you and/or any VC winding discolorations?

GM

**Elitopus1** · November 9th, 2016, 10:38 AM

The diaphragms look really good. The windings look good. The little wire that hooks the terminal to the VC is still nice and curvy, not fatigued to a 90. The terminals are the older screw style.

These came out of a sporting arena. Seems like with the amount of them used (23) they weren't having to work very hard.

The plan is to buy a pair of GPA diaphragms for these. I don't want to need a supertweeter also. Now I just need to find some multicells

**Phil-G** · November 9th, 2016, 08:52 PM

got my pair today. they look just the pair Don has with 278 and 279 ser#s. hooked them up and they sound fine. actually the sound really nice. im happy.

now if I had a Saturday off. I called John the guy who sold them. he's been working in large venue sound for many years. very nice guy.

**Elitopus1** · November 9th, 2016, 09:51 PM

You're right about John, nice guy. I asked him what happened to all the horns that went with the drivers. He said they were all "recycled" before he found out about all the gear. At least they were just mantarays and not multicells