They sold the 816VI box as a stand alone cabinet, too - I sold a lot of them...
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They sold the 816VI box as a stand alone cabinet, too - I sold a lot of them...
This is not the engine but a true Duplex consisting of a 515 8GHP 200 watts AES with a 299
HF driver at 75 watts AES.
I want one. http://www.hostboard.com/forums/
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">What's not an Engine?Quote:
Originally posted by CONVERGENCE:
This is not the engine but a true Duplex consisting of a 515 8GHP 200 watts AES with a 299
HF driver at 75 watts AES.
I want one. http://www.hostboard.com/forums/
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I didn't think Altec Pro still had any documents up.Quote:
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">A VI, or VIX? The 9864 documentation specifies the 816VIX, but VIX doesn't follow Roman Numeral convention..... unless the X is supposed to be something other than 10, or VIX maybe an alternative form of 60(6 times 10).Quote:
Originally posted by Todd W. White:
They sold the 816VI box as a stand alone cabinet, too - I sold a lot of them...
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The engine duplex by Bill uses one magnet for both low and high frequency. This Altec systemQuote:
What's not an Engine?
uses a real duplex with 1.4 " 299 driver.
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<font color="#FFFFFF" size="1">[ May 26, 2008 10:05 PM: Message edited by: CONVERGENCE ]</font>
Convergence- the original "Engine" was built from the duplex. Yes Bill's new one is different.
Bill I believe now owns "Engine" as a trademark. So whatever speakers Bill designs and applies the trademark to will be Engines.
Convergence- please go to Altec Pro, which is still up, and read this:
1993: The 9864 ENGINE loudspeaker is introduced, with a revolutionary dual-magnet structure high output Duplex? speaker component loaded into a bass horn cabinet. This speaker is the ideal choice for Houses of Worship and Auditoriums, and soon becomes Altec's best selling speaker system. The 9800-series "beige" speaker family is introduced.
Altec sure seemed to think the 9864 was an "Engine"
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">From the Altec literature I've seen, Altec referred to the Engine as a Duplex. I'd call the Engine an evolution/progression of the Duplex (604) design, but I fully realize that I'm splitting hairs here.Quote:
Originally posted by O G:
Convergence- the original "Engine" was built from the duplex. Yes Bill's new one is different.
I haven't seen Bills new design..... I'll go look now.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Is this recent? I thought Bill got the trademark in the original deal.Quote:
Bill I believe now owns "Engine" as a trademark. So whatever speakers Bill designs and applies the trademark to will be Engines.