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If I remember right, we have members in the Portland area (I wish Steven would restore our profile info from the old system so we can see where other members live). Nice price and from what I can see in the photo (and according to the seller?) possibly in nice shape....
Vintage Altec Madrid 872B Speakers
About average on the price...only thing there is the 15" biflexes. those are essentially Santanas.
Replace the CTS tweet (mine have Vifa BC25SC06-04) and they will sit up and bark...
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The Vifa are like 24 bucks from Parts Express...for a PAIR. Gain an octave over the CTS tweets. 4 ohm requires a series resistor, and I custom built a crossover, best sound I got wound up being 2.5 kHz Butterworth.
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Originally Posted by voice of the theater
I just happen to be in NE PDX. I wonder if this is the same guy I bought some mint Santana's from?
I'll check em out.
Ron
Great--good luck! Please let us know how they are/how you make out.....Quote:
Originally Posted by RonSSS
They sent me an email, I can see them over the weekend, if someone here doesn't pop them first.
I suspect that will happen.
I asked them to check the metal domes. If damaged, I wouldn't want them.
But I haven't heard back.
Ron
The metal domes are perfect. These were owned by an older couple.
I pick them up on Sunday.
Now what do I do with them?
Hook'em up and crank them Ron ! :biggrin2: :Thumbs up:Quote:
Originally Posted by RonSSS
Madrids actually sound pretty good, just be careful of feeding them too much.
Otherwise you'll be thinking of a tweeter project like I did.:D
Nice score Ron!
The most powerfull amps I have are 30 watt tube.
So are these identical to Santanas? I have a pair of those with the 420-8B 16" frame woofs that are absolutely mint.
So now I will have no less than 6 sets of Altecs. From A7's on down. It's a sickness I tell you.
But if I ever go surround sound, I'm set!
Your tweeter project sounds intriguing Old Guy.
Ron
It and the Santana both have the Biflex with a CTS tweet, dunno if same tweet...
I think the Santana is slightly more expensive, fancier fake slate top...and perhaps a little better crossover...
IOW I don't know fer shure, just my understandings there.
Note I said "essentially Santanas"
Congrats Ron! I think the biflex woofers could have been utilized in more Altec systems--great design to extend the upper response of a 15. Glad to see they went to one of our members here.....
Well, the owner sent me an emial saying they hooked them up and one had a bad woofer. It ratled. So they took them to the local shop and he confirmed that the cone had a bad rub. The shop has been there forever and used to be an authorised Altec repair center. They even buy parts from GPA so I trust his judgement.
So I'll have to stay at just the 5 sets of Altecs for now.
too bad, these were owned by an elderly couple, who passed away. One wouldn't think they were rocking out and blew one up! Maybe the hearing aid batteries were dead.....ha!
Ron