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.

[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

[GordonW]

I dunno. While the JBL probably beats it in the extremes (2231 > 416-8A, and 2405 > 950-8A), the Altec might give it a serious run for the money, through the midbass and mids. Those 414s are FABULOUS midbass drivers, and I've always liked the 802s... to me they're easier to listen to, usually, than the JBL 2420/2421/2440/2441...

Regards,
Gordon.