The Altec "4343"

[Don McRitchie]

These Altec 9862 monitors just showed up on "Hi Fi Do" the Japanese vintage audio retailer's website. Their similarity to a JBL 4343 is uncanny. I'm still hoping to find out something about their background.

[Don McRitchie]

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[Regis]

I must admit, they look pretty stinkin' cool! I like the grill design.

[Robh3606]

What's with the "staircase" horns???

Rob

[speakerdave]

Maybe that's a one-size-fits-all telescoping horn.

[Robh3606]

Yeah Kinda like those colapsable travel cups Or maybe its not a horn at all could be a camera bellows.

Rob

[speakerdave]

Originally posted by Robh3606
Or maybe its not a horn at all could be a camera bellows.

Rob

Where's that little rolling head guy. I need him right now.

[short_circutz2]

Where's that little rolling head guy. I need him right now.

Here he is, lol

[boputnam]

Neat-o, Uncle Don! Thanks for posting that.

Interesting how similar they are to the real McCoy...

Regrettably, Altec chose to position their medallion label such that these look remarkably like a REAL fridge...

[Mr. Widget]

Originally posted by boputnam

Regrettably, Altec chose to position their medallion label such that these look remarkably like a REAL fridge...

Just add a handle and you have one stylin walnut fridge.

Widget

[GordonW]

Yo, I'm DIGGIN' the green baffle!

Any ideas what's in that thing, anyway? 416? 417? No idea on the horn and tweeter...

Regards,
Gordon.

[Robh3606]

Ohhh I got it now! It's not a horn!! It's the ice maker!

Rob

[Figge]

Originally posted by Robh3606
Or maybe its not a horn at all could be a camera bellows.

probably is! and belongs to the same CIA agent as regis bugged sansui reciever! that way they can obtain both audio AND visual bugging

[Don McRitchie]

Originally posted by GordonW
Yo, Any ideas what's in that thing, anyway? 416? 417? No idea on the horn and tweeter...

Regards,
Gordon.

416-8B, 414C, 802-8G, 950-8A

[Tom Loizeaux]

I suspect this "fridge" from Altec came well after the 4343 from JBL. What is the saying..."Flattery is the highest form of compliment"? Altec must have really liked the 4343!
Anyway, I doubt the Altec version sounds quite as nice, given the drivers Altec used when compared to what JBL used ie: 2231, 2121,2420, and 2405!

I'd be curious to learn about how these Altecs sound though.

Tom