Altec 420 biflex recone options?

[doucanoe]

Hi guys,

I have a pair of altec 420 biflex that are in Santana cabinets. I have a guy that has been asking if I want to sell them. I told him that I would but was unsure of their value but would get back to him. The driver has not impressed me much so I figured that I would let them go.

Now Im reading here that the 420 could be reconed as a 416 or similar so Im having second thought about selling them.

Has any one here done this, also what do think the cost to recone them would be?

By the way, I posted some time ago now regarding "Altec mini Iconic" My plan at that time was to turn those cabinets into subwoofers. I got mucho help from many of you as to how to go about doing it. THank-you!

After going back and forth with different ideas, I decided to hell with it and dropped in a pair of ElectroVoice SP15b's. Im driving them with a Sherwood tube integrated as a second system and they are sounding great. Im now going to incorporate those subwoofer ideas using the Santana cab's.

At the rate Im going I should have my subwoofer project completed in the summer of 2008

RC

[scott fitlin]

According to Bill Hanushak, of Great Plains Audio, he cant get the cone manufacturer to make 420 type cones, that cone is like two cones in one. You would have to contact GPA and talk to Bill about what cones he can put in the 420 basket. Since I dont know what the gap dimensions and coils are for each woofer, the 416 vs 420 I cant say what can be done, but Bill can!

www.greatplainsaudio.com

[pelly3s]

scott is right great plains is the place to go for altec info.

good choice on the use of the EV's everyone always overlooks them but they make such a nice speaker

[doucanoe]

Thanks Scott/Pelly3s, I will check with them tomorrow and see what they would recommend. Just to let you know these are in fine condition and Im not interested in a 420 re-cone. Looking for alternatives to that.


Thanks again
RC

[pelly3s]

I would sell them for more EV stuff lol.

[CONVERGENCE]

hI THERE,



A total recone is between 150$ and 200$ each and worth it if your speakers are 30 years old.

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