He is a nice big treasure!! 288-16G's that you won't see very often with brand new "Frams" in the box :2thumbsup: SOMEBODY GRAB THEM !!!
Vintage Altec Lansing Model 288-16G Horn Drivers - eBay (item 180526281480 end time Jul-04-10 19:46:04 PDT)
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He is a nice big treasure!! 288-16G's that you won't see very often with brand new "Frams" in the box :2thumbsup: SOMEBODY GRAB THEM !!!
Vintage Altec Lansing Model 288-16G Horn Drivers - eBay (item 180526281480 end time Jul-04-10 19:46:04 PDT)
There's an extra pair of new phragms, but you're not gonna sell me those drivers as new with mismatched and backward terminals.:D
However, they are exceptionally nice beyond the terminal issues.
I am running a pair of 288-16K versions. What would be the difference in sound quality between the K and G versions? - If any at all?
Anybody compared the two?
Yes on further inspection they look pretty used but at least they come with brand new diaghramsQuote:
Originally Posted by bowtie427ss
Still nice drivers :D
Nothing really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cut-Throat
If the G's have been abused, then they may sound 'worse' due to lower magnetic charge.
I'd wager that few people could tell the difference between a G, a K and a 299, if they were all fitted with the same diaphragm, such as the spare pair offered here.
I'll bet they'll top US$1300-1400.
I have to disagree about the "nothing really"Quote:
Originally Posted by magnarc
Alnico does certainly sound different, as does Neo. But it's been discussed to death here already, so I recommend searching the forum instead of re-opening the debate.
As far as abuse, not likely that a driver has been overheated, much more likely with a woof.
I will wager you are spot on about the pricing. My bet is 1400, as 1200-1300 is common.
I should have collected a warehouse full of 288s back when I worked for Altec Corp or the Altec Contractor in Houston...Would be worth way more than my 401K....lol
You're right about that Frank!
My wager is that they will sell between $1500-$1800 :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Old Guy
Are we starting a pool on these?
All in. I call you ! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Panomaniac
Maybe, given the G is alnico, but was the last 288 WITHOUT the Tangerine phasing plug. Your K's, of course, have them. The H was the last to have alnico, and first with the Tangerine, only one with both.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cut-Throat
It may, or may not, be a selling point, depending on the buyer.
So, does this affect the pool? I'll bet not.
Maybe you could point me to a thread where this was discussed to death. I searched the forum with various keywords like Alnico and 288 etc. etc. and I got a whole bunch of threads and none of them were related to 'The Debate'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Guy
Try alnico ceramicQuote:
Originally Posted by Cut-Throat
http://www.hostboard.com/forums/alte...20-alnico.html
Anyway, in a nutshell the compression modes of alnico and ceramic are different....also try a net search, as this is speaker info in general not specific to Altec
in the thread is a link to LH
Well.
I was wildly wrong. US$510 and reserve not met.
Turns out that there were only one pair of diaphragms, and you had to install them.
Will be curious to see if they relist.
Sort of like the guy who has relisted a pair of 620/604-8g that many times, that the last round only went to $350-400. I think he must have an unrealistic reserve, and its pissed people of.
That makes 2 of us. The last pair sold for almost $1400 but this pair I think may have some issues now that I have looked at them much more closely.They were probably driven hard.The fact that the original diaghrams are long gone.Plus the binding post issues they weren't obviously handled with much care.Quote:
Originally Posted by magnarc
Sometimes 291-B's sell cheap, just change the frams
Altec 291-16B 288-G VOTT drivers - eBay (item 140421989025 end time Jul-05-10 22:51:22 PDT)
They are already up to $455 :(
Wonder how much they'll go for? They look nice.
Sales seem slow at the moment. My 604-8K pair did not sell. Very few bids, nowhere near reserve price. Maybe cause it's summer?
This is a buyers market right now.And not a sellers market.Best time to sell I think is the winter time.When a lot of people are home and not out on vacations and things like that.And with it being the 4th of July holiday many picnics compounds the fact.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Panomaniac