pierce
06-01-2009, 07:48 AM
i stumbled upon a old pair of altec 409-8c, sadly, abused as car speakers for a long long time, and then somewhat trashed. i suppose these are probably totally worthless and should just be tossed ?
one of the plastic bridges that holds the coaxial tweeter is cracked, the terminal strips are broken off, and the outer cone suspension area has all kinda flug stuck to whatever sort of gooey stuff was painted on it.
these had been placed in low profile open-back enclosures similar to what you might find hanging on a wall as an office PA speaker, and used in a Triumph sportscar in the 70s, then later migrated to a VW bus. I do recall at one time they sounded pretty damn good for a car stereo of the era.
one of the plastic bridges that holds the coaxial tweeter is cracked, the terminal strips are broken off, and the outer cone suspension area has all kinda flug stuck to whatever sort of gooey stuff was painted on it.
these had been placed in low profile open-back enclosures similar to what you might find hanging on a wall as an office PA speaker, and used in a Triumph sportscar in the 70s, then later migrated to a VW bus. I do recall at one time they sounded pretty damn good for a car stereo of the era.