the bay for $3,705.00 dollars. Can someone tell me why?
Plus, I am bidding on the 1005 tar filled horns.....any comments about them, I would like to hear them.
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the bay for $3,705.00 dollars. Can someone tell me why?
Plus, I am bidding on the 1005 tar filled horns.....any comments about them, I would like to hear them.
Well, the price on the 1005 tar filled horns has jumped from 100 to 650 tonight.....plus the 150 shipping. That just about knocks me out of the box.
But, dang.....they look nice.
They will probably go for well over $2000, and end up in Japan for 5 grand :(
Too bad about the 1005s. When I bought my 803Bs the guy had one 1005 tar filled that he want to see me for a good price. I almost did it. But knew that finding 1 more might be hard. Wow, those tar filled horns are heavy!
The 1005 seems like a great horn for domestic use. They sure fetch high prices.
I think the original question concerned the 31A horns selling for $3705.00!!! Is this a misprint, or am I thinking of another horn? I thought the 31A was the smaller horn with the curved throat, used with the 1" drivers. The early models were cast, and the later were reinforced fiberglass. Is this correct? I find it impossible to believe a pair would sell for that price, but have no answer to offer, even if drivers were included. Anyone??
No missprint.
Yes they were the smaller solid cast horn. They were advertised as one Western Electric and one Altec....but were identical...except only the Altec had an Altec label.
I assume they were very old.....perhaps even 40's.....but look just like the one Altec Horn identification brochure. No drivers...just the horns.
Here is a link to the auction....but it has ended.
220449886314
Thank you, if memory serves me correctly (it doesn't always), Altec produced the cast version through the mid seventies, then converted to the fiberglass version around 1978. I used 4 of them new in '77.
I think you're confusing the 32 and 31. 31s never went plastic. The 31A was the original bent horn, dating back to Blattner's 1935 Bell Labs patent:
ACOUSTIC DEVICE - Google Patent Search
The 31 was a bit larger, had a radial mouth, and used a long tapered adapter for 1" drivers. A pic from a '75 catalog from the LH library shows both:
http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2007/04/14.jpg
Thanks, bfish, was a bit foggy.
Also confusing fiberglass and plastic...there is a BIG difference.
The 32b's are plastic not fiberglass. Some are, anyway.
Note the 31 has a 2 inch throat for the WE driver that had the same, Altec uses an adapter to 1.4 or 1.
Hello everyone, this is my first post. I have a pair of Altec 31a horns that I would like to sell. My first question is, if I were to mirror polish these aluminum horns would it negatively affect the sound quality? Also if I were to make a mold off of them and have them recast in aluminum, is there a market for these reproductions? I apologize in advance if these questions are naive (or dumb) :^)
No, in theory it will improve it since it will decrease boundary layer friction (stiction) same as it does in high performance induction systems, etc.. Can't imagine there being any market big enough to be worth the effort.
GM
Hello Artlab,:welcome: do you have pics you can post of them.First you will have to have 3 posts before you can post pics.Most people would prefer them original so to answer your question I wouldn't polish them since your selling them.Are they in good shape and do you have the throats for them.As far as reproductions that's a good question they wouldn't get nowhere near what originals sell for though.Quote:
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i'll suspect so -Quote:
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OK, I give up, for what application?
GM
I don't understand it.Why are they worth so much ??? I can see how they would be useful if your listening room is small as you would be able to shrink enclosures.
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OSWALDSMILLAUDIO - Tasting 2006
what was it Steve Schell said about these?
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9...itorintjpg.jpg
http://translate.googleusercontent.c...SVBMcaNbkQ76zg
Those are model 32, not the larger 31 PA horn the OP asked about.
Regardless, I imagine there's more 32A horns than 700 series WE drivers nowadays and its smaller throat would be a poor match up to Altec 1" exit drivers, so still see no market to clone these unless someone comes up with a milled reduction sleeve. Then there's the matter of having a custom 15" made with enough BW to ~match the original.
If the OP is actually referring to the cast 32B, then yeah, I'd like to see these made available at a reasonable price.
GM
not that easy to see the diff, for some of us -Quote:
Those are model 32, not the larger 31 PA horn the OP asked about.
j/k
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2...0408at1545.jpg
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maybe a pair of these, would have what is needed -
P15N
http://www.jensentone.com/images/p15n_speakerg.jpg
i'd be interested too .Quote:
If the OP is actually referring to the cast 32B, then yeah,
I'd like to see these made available at a reasonable price.
GM
31's and/or 32's .
Thanks GM, I do a lot of aluminum polishing in my work and I think they would look nice with a mirror polish. The last thing I would want to do is degrade the sound quality but if it could help them that's a bonus!
Thanks for the welcome Altec Best. I'll post some photos soon. They came with the 27a 1" throats and some trashed Atlas drivers. I haven't polished them yet and it's a lot of work (especially the insides) so unless I decide to keep them it probably won't happen. I got a quote on having them recast and it would be VERY expensive! Because of the curved insides you might as well cast them in gold and try to sell them to billionaires! ;^)Quote:
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TomT, I've given up the idea of recasting the 31a's although I may get a quote on an Altec 329a horn I have. At least that one doesn't have a blind turn inside!Quote:
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Your Welcome !!! You don't know until you try right ? One market I think you could do well with is throats for horns as they seem to be hard to find as well 30166,30210,30162,etc.And cast in brass.But would be pricey as well,I'm always interested in seeing some photos of others Altec gear.:2thumbsup:Quote:
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Now this one probably has some commercial potential!Quote:
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GM
Lovely! Wish I had the patience/eyesight to do fine furniture grade woodworking.Quote:
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GM
Hmm, just dawned on me that these should have a 15" driver, not 12"........... I'm guessing they did this to get the extra HF BW ideally required at the expense of some LF 'fullness'.
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Put me down for a pair :)