Altec 612 Speaker Enclosure Vintage Audio Theatre - eBay (item 180529607404 end time Aug-04-10 20:25:09 PDT)
I really wonder some days....
Sure they are orig Altec, BUT!
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Altec 612 Speaker Enclosure Vintage Audio Theatre - eBay (item 180529607404 end time Aug-04-10 20:25:09 PDT)
I really wonder some days....
Sure they are orig Altec, BUT!
Yeah, based on an inflation adjusted price of ~$1020/pr. new, it's a bit much, so I guess it boils down to how much you want OEM and/or how much it would cost to have a cabinet shop make a new set.Quote:
Originally Posted by magnarc
GM
Hmm, I have to wonder if these pics are of the actual speakers since I tried to get these particular decals back in the '80s and Altec said their stock was long gone.............Quote:
Originally Posted by David Yost
GM
You can have any kind of decal made.I bought VOT labels from a guy on eBay who said he could have as many as you wanted made up all he needed was 2 weeks notice. And I know they didn't come from Altec but they look like the originals in every way same dims. 8" x 15" ;)
True, but.......... Many years ago, I had a ~local decal maker print up some VOTT decals from an unmounted OEM one and while they looked OK at a glance, they definitely weren't as 'sharp' plus they were pretty expensive in small quantities, so I was going to try silk screening them, but my 'T'shirt printing buddy fell off a ladder while changing some lighting, forcing him to retire before it was done. At least he was able to do a number of different colored shirts for me :D: http://www.patcave.com/diy2k4/pep_7241.jpg
GM
Nice shirt man, but where'dja get that tie? :Trauma:Quote:
Originally Posted by GM
LOL! Took me a minute to figure out what you're referring to. It's my overlapping folded sunglasses and reading glasses dragging my shirt down.
GM
OK then, I thought it was rather short...;)
Ah, so now we know what you look like! Nice shirt.
Doing a good Altec decal should not be hard. It's flat art. But most printers are lazy. I've done stuff from old art that was "better than new." And I'm semi-lazy myself.
I clicked on the link--NICE SHOT OF JOHN LENNON PRACTICALLY LEANING ON THE ALTEC AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS! No wonder those Beatles albums still sound so good for the era they were recorded in! (especially the new remasters)Quote:
Originally Posted by David Yost