Altec 834A

[super440]

HI; I've been searching for the last hour now,but I can't seem to find any threads,or info,and specs on these speakers. If theres anyone out there that can help? Any info,specs,or info, were to search for this info,will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[grumpy]

...tough set of years (very limited information appears available).

This was a "beach" series (Capistrano, Avalon, Lido, Monterey ... the 834),
If you trust the info submitted by various bulletin board members, the
834A was a precursor to the Bolero and was a dual 9-10" driver speaker
(possibly, one was a passive radiator), and a 3000-series tweeter.

[super440]

This is a tough nut to crack,I guess this was not one of Altecs' better sellers. Sure isn't any info about them,that I can find,
Thanks for your input grumpy.

[moldyoldy]

AKA Monterey... what Grumpy said.

Courtesy Hifilit

[audiomagnate]

I have some data points as I am currently in possession of a pair. The drivers are 2 x 402A woofers (both driven), 8 inch and3000B tweeter, the later, fiberglass non multi-cell version. They are very similar in size to AR 3s, but I'm pretty sure they meant to be placed sideways, with the tweeter horn horizontal.

The porting is a little unusual. The opening is about 4" x 12", but it's covered by a dense piece of fiberglass, like the "resistive ports" in old Dynacos. They sound very good but are bass shy, especially for such a large speaker.