Sorry:p
http://www.ebay.com/itm/330610656435...84.m1438.l2649
Alnico bodies if the labels are correct- pic is crappy so confirm. Which means 288 fram turns them into 288G's
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Sorry:p
http://www.ebay.com/itm/330610656435...84.m1438.l2649
Alnico bodies if the labels are correct- pic is crappy so confirm. Which means 288 fram turns them into 288G's
They look a bit rusty...
So do I.:emot14:
$493. plus shipping. So much for dirt cheap. nice to know that our beloved Altec gear seems to be holding its value....
I beg to differ, clean them up, new 288 frams, off the 291 frams on FeePay, and you have a $1200 set of 288-g's for about 600.
You don't feel half price is cheap?
Spoiled I guess. Got mine for $400 with a set of 203Bs. For another ~$250, a trip to GPA for service and phragms, I got a much nicer set of 288-16Bs and a set of 203Bs thrown in for "free"....
But AA was that a deal from someone you knew or the bay ? :wink2: I know I will always sell my stuff to my friends at a Discount !Quote:
Originally Posted by analog addict
Yeah, OK it was from an old friend of mine who wanted some fast cash. But OTOH, most of my local deals on large format stuff have been pretty good, since there are not too many people buying these items locally....I honestly think that vintage Altec equipment at good prices is better than investing in stocks these days. OK, so they won't fit in a safe deposit box, but they are a lot more fun to play with....Quote:
Originally Posted by Altec Best
Hear Hear !Quote:
Originally Posted by analog addict
:DThere is a WHOLE LOT of difference, 288B are only worth 600. 291B has double the Alnico. You guys just don't understand they ain't the same thing! The 291B will convert to a 288G you can NOT do that with 288B. The comparison of deals is totally invalid.
288G have been called the "poor man's TAD".
I've got both 288Bs and these....
http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2011/09/56.jpg
...which have gotten the full Monty conversion at GPA. These were the drivers I was referencing earlier in this thread. However, you do bring up an interesting point. Are you saying that 288Bs are worth only half as much as 288-16Bs? I would find that surprising given the relative number of each......
288B are worth significantly less. Sorry got confused when read your post.
here are two closed auctions on 16G's
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altec-288-16...item27bda50212
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altec-288-16...item2a137c50a3
Average of the two 1300...I have seen ultra clean 288B's for closer to two thirds that and sometimes less.
I don't know about the price of converted 291-16b. Just saying it's way cheaper to pay 6-700 than 1300.
Funny thing but the raggediest 288B's sometimes bring the higher price. Maybe people think they look older.
Now I see how I got confused. If you took 291b and put in 288 frams, you do not have 288B. You have 288G.Quote:
Originally Posted by analog addict
So you wound up with 650 in them , wonderful deal for a clean set. And much better than the eBay deal.
The 291 frams go for 80-90 used on eBay, BTW, so you can recover a some investment. People still using the 291 frams have no choice but used or NOS as the Symbiotik is no longer made.