Where do these fit into the Altec timeline, and product lineup? I don't recall hearing of this model before.
Altec 515 8LF Woofers | eBay
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Where do these fit into the Altec timeline, and product lineup? I don't recall hearing of this model before.
Altec 515 8LF Woofers | eBay
Early 80's, the lone alnico in a sea of new ferrite drivers. I have also seen "LFE" versions. I think they are essentially a "high power" version of the 515B, but don't quote me on that.
EDIT: now i see the LFE was likely a ferrite replacement for the LF version.
ALTEC LANSING 515-8LFE LF SPEAKER MANUAL Pdf Download.
ALTEC LANSING 515-8LF LF SPEAKER MANUAL Pdf Download.
Interesting! When I saw it on GPA's site, I thought it was strictly a custom to meet the needs of today's high power requirements. Mercy! One of these has almost as much dynamic headroom as two 515Bs and in a much smaller net Vb to boot!
GM
I've got a couple of oddballs as well.
http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2013/04/11.jpg
BY the serial numbers this one's number 19 in the run....
Interestingly, the GPA 515 LF is rear vented.
Yes that is an early G HP.
Later ones had screws in the magnet to hold it to the frame.
What's odd is that it's not described in the 515 G literature of the time. I did talk to Bill H about it at one time, and I could actually see him shrug his shoulders over the phone and say it was available at the time. I guess it was a special order item, maybe wired up as a pair in series to give an 8 ohm load.
Actually it was. Or rather the 16G at least. I suspect it was mostly used in 2x15 cabs in parallel. Higher powered solid state amps probably need 4 such woofs. The 16GHP was readily available. I MAY have a sheet in one of my myriad of boxes.Quote:
Originally Posted by analog addict
I remember having sheets wit T/S specs for the GHP in both impedances.
http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/STA...%20515-16G.pdf
That's the literature I was referencing. I don't see specific mention of the 16G HP driver. Am I missing something?
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Originally Posted by analog addict
No. I THINK the 16 came after the sheet was printed...but again, it wasn't special order it was readily available. Literature took a LOT more effort and time then. I'm sure I have lit for it. Finding it might be not fast.
Bear in mind this was before Bill worked at Altec. I was a dealer by then.
I suspect though 10 or more 8 ohm units were sold for every 16. You had to have a need for 16's.
Quite some differences in the specs on the sheet between the 8G, 16G and 8G HP.
I think the main use for a 16G would be in the 210/A4 cab.
...........and 815, 817 horns, with the latter probably getting the majority if they were as popular around the country as they were in the S.E..
GM
Heh, what a surprise. Altec's paperwork/documentation not keeping up with their products. They are in the 816VI I found them in....Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Guy
Quite honestly, at the end I don't think the left hand knew what the right was doing. A whole lot was lost in the shutdown in California and the move to OKC.Quote:
Originally Posted by analog addict
But even earlier Altec lit sometimes can't be trusted. And some was printed in very short runs. I wish I'd had the foresight to acquire and file a lot more.