I got a phone call this morning from someone named Dak (sp?) who said that I was referred concerning Altec speakers and was given my number. I haven't been active since becoming a truck driver but I...
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I got a phone call this morning from someone named Dak (sp?) who said that I was referred concerning Altec speakers and was given my number. I haven't been active since becoming a truck driver but I...
I have owned several Altec 604 systems with a variety of production and DIY cabinets and crossovers including stock Big Reds, Urei 813s and Altec Model 17s. The ML xover was the holy grail for many...
They were fine. I've been around other Model 19s and these sounded the same. I'm not trying to turn this into a complaint about Model 19s and I apologize if it looks that way. My original point is...
It's all subjective and the original designers were very smart people. However, IMHO Model 19s are quite harsh and well suited to loud rock & roll with big amps in large rooms. I called them my Led...
I've used large air core inductors on three Model 19s and one 604E system with excellent results and would like to credit them with the vast improvement in the sound.
I have a surround system with various 2 and 3 way stock and modified 15" Altecs and am driving it with a 100wpc Sony ES receiver.
I experimented using a McIntosh MC30 tube amp on every speaker...
I've seen these and only wish you would have had them when I had my first 846As several years ago. I hope that you do well with them and the price is certainly good.
I haven't been able to find the nails on mine but I have no reason to take them off so I'll leave them alone.
I just got a call from a guy asking about the color codes on his N1600A crossovers. I told him that they should be clearly marked on the crossover cover but he hasn't looked at them closely yet and I...
Sounds good. I haven't been working for awhile and I get to manage the clock.
Don't forget that you heard my 3 way system with Altec 416-8Bs in the 620A cabinets and not with the 604-8Gs.
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After looking at the photos again I think that it's a hoax and that I'm simply that gullible.
[QUOTE=JBL 4645;314865]Well looks like Bob is making a post to give him the logical answers to the mysteries of the 604. QUOTE]
It's tough to run away and hide when you've been spotted lurking in...
Gee Barry.....I feel like some sort of expert.
Anyway, I don't know too much detailed technical mumbo jumbo and do most of my setups by ear but I have had 604s for 40+ years in a variety of...
Does this look intriguing or is it just weird?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ALTEC-515-288-DUPLEX-15-INCH-SPEAKER-SYSTEM-PAIR-WOW-/260799041039?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item3cb8d58e0f
Perhaps they...
I have a hard copy of the same document and I didn't even think to look. I think that's what he needs and I'm getting some for myself on Monday and can send some to him.
The bolts are double threaded with the thread inside being coarse or as we've discovered #16. The exposed part of the bolt that the horn is tightened to has a fine thread. I don't see a logical...
Did you get nuts for the fine thread that's exposed or did you get coarse threaded bolts to screw into the driver? I'm not familiar with the '16' number designation but I can find out if the correct...
Ha ha.....I didn't even notice that. Also, the bolts are 3/8" and not 1/2".
Schmitz: If you can't find US Standard nuts or bolts over there let me know what you need and I'll mail it to you.
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The nuts are 1/2" fine threaded and should be available at any decent hardware or online if the local Home Depot doesn't stock them.
However, the thread in the driver is 1/2" coarse and you can...
Here's a $$$ site that claims to have it in stock http://www.musicparts.com/products.asp?Company=Altec
There is also a Service Manual for the 1594B
4:20 is a reference to Marijuana. There are many interpretations of the meaning but my earliest recollection is April 20, which was considered the beginning of the outdoor planting season in NoCal.
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I may have missed a thread or two on 604Es, ML crossovers and Big Reds since I've been a member of this forum but I don't think that this is an issue here. I have no doubt that it could be a popular...
Altec 288s
I don't have the Paragon but I have the Valenicas and the same Barzilays (w/604Es).
I've been using a JBL Olympus cabinet with an Altec 604-8G as the center speaker in my surround system for quite awhile. It sounds good and is a surprisingly good match but there's no grille and it's...