altecnewbie
11-06-2009, 08:19 PM
My name says it all. But I do know enough to know this newly found Altec Lansing 515B is a vintage speaker, 35 watts 16ohms, code is 391926.
I just bought an old 70's Century 200 Bass Amp (head), and a Peavey Bass 1x15 Cabinet, and the 515B was in it. The speaker is under powered for this amp. There are two speaker inputs on this 100W bass amp. I believe the inputs are made for either one or two 8 ohm 15" speaker cabinets, or one 4 ohm cabinet.
The 515B actually sounded ok when I powered it up, until the gain / master gain were past 6-7, or the bass was past 7. Then it started to break up and buzz, sounded flabby, etc.
I'll post a picture shortly. There aren't any rips or tears anywhere that I can see, but there's a ton of dirt / lint / dust stuck to the 1" tar rim of the speaker paper. The front of the cone is pushed in, but not torn. The front gasket of the speaker is intact, as it had been mounted incorrectly in the cab (from the back side).
I'd like to repair it and keep it, not for the bass cabinet, but possibly for a smaller guitar amp. Couple of questions:
1.Can anybody tell me the year it was manufatured?
2. Can the dust and dirt be safely cleaned off of the tar somehow, or does it just need to be rebuilt?
3. If so, where the best place to have it done that isn't too expensive?
Thanks in advance for your help!
I just bought an old 70's Century 200 Bass Amp (head), and a Peavey Bass 1x15 Cabinet, and the 515B was in it. The speaker is under powered for this amp. There are two speaker inputs on this 100W bass amp. I believe the inputs are made for either one or two 8 ohm 15" speaker cabinets, or one 4 ohm cabinet.
The 515B actually sounded ok when I powered it up, until the gain / master gain were past 6-7, or the bass was past 7. Then it started to break up and buzz, sounded flabby, etc.
I'll post a picture shortly. There aren't any rips or tears anywhere that I can see, but there's a ton of dirt / lint / dust stuck to the 1" tar rim of the speaker paper. The front of the cone is pushed in, but not torn. The front gasket of the speaker is intact, as it had been mounted incorrectly in the cab (from the back side).
I'd like to repair it and keep it, not for the bass cabinet, but possibly for a smaller guitar amp. Couple of questions:
1.Can anybody tell me the year it was manufatured?
2. Can the dust and dirt be safely cleaned off of the tar somehow, or does it just need to be rebuilt?
3. If so, where the best place to have it done that isn't too expensive?
Thanks in advance for your help!