Altec & AR

[SEAWOLF97]

My friend just picked up a single AR-1 ($5) ...the woofer was trashed, so he is parting it out....said everything was original, anyway I was surprised to hear that he pulled an Altec 755A driver from it ... Is this true or an after replacement ?

his auction

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-ALTEC-755A-Speaker-8-AR-1-Driver-755-A-Clean_W0QQitemZ160295294253QQihZ006QQcategoryZ5059 7QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[speakerdave]

It's true. Had a pair of them once myself in the '70's. Even then there was a person who went ecstatic over the "tweeters."

[JBLRaiser]

My friend just picked up a single AR-1 ($5) ...the woofer was trashed, so he is parting it out....said everything was original, anyway I was surprised to hear that he pulled an Altec 755A driver from it ... Is this true or an after replacement ?

his auction

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-ALTEC-755A-Speaker-8-AR-1-Driver-755-A-Clean_W0QQitemZ160295294253QQihZ006QQcategoryZ5059 7QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


This 8" full range driver has achieved "cult status" amongst audio aficionados. The most desirable version are the ones branded with the Western Electric logo with the frame in smooth silver or textured charcoal greyish brown finish. The mounting gasket always had 5 - 8 quality control stamps showing the tight tolerance procedures excercised in their manufacture. The later Altec branded 755As only had 1 or 2 stamps but essentially looked the same and came finished in either textured charcoal greyish brown or silver hammertone. A lot of silver Altec 755As served as the midrange/tweeter unit in Edgar Vilchur's AR-1 speaker.