Bubo Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/ele/5205554443.html A lot of the Altec owners consider these the best home speakers that Altec manufactured. If you are not familiar with these, they are large sweet sounding 2 driver speakers with the horn operating from 1200hz up to 17-20kHz Purchased at the right price, they could be used for a while and resold if unhappy with them. Great Plains has parts and will refirb speakers and drivers. Edited September 4, 2015 by Bubo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wvu80 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 How good is that $2500 asking price? Those speakers look great naked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 A piece of history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubo Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) How good is that $2500 asking price? Those speakers look great naked. If they are mint, I would pull the trigger. If I had room, I would be on my way to pick them up. New foam for the horns is on e-bay. around the outside of the horn, it dry rots over time like all foam rubber. I would call great plains and get a quote to rebuild the woofers and the compression driver, so you know the downside. Replacing the caps in the crossovers shouldn't be rocket science. My guess is that a local pro gear repair shop could re-foam the woofers if needed. And install new diaphragms on the horn drivers if needed, ask GP but I think they have both. Having listened extensively to a pair of 820s with the same drivers, and the rave reviews from owners of 19s, they should sound great compared to anything you can buy regardless of price. I would bring my own integrated amp, cd player and cd and some speaker cable and give them workout before we counted the money. I would also look at pics on the web and the sell sheets for the drivers and verify that they are originals, both Alnico mags I believe the ceramic drivers are much less expensive for a reason. Edited September 4, 2015 by Bubo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicook Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 How good is that $2500 asking price? Those speakers look great naked. I own 19's. I think $2500 is on the high side. From a value perspective, it is good to know what year it was made. In the later years, the woofer model changed. The most desirable woofer in this model is the 416-8b. Replacing the later model 416-8c, with the 416-8b is not an readily available or inexpensive upgrade. The 816-8b comes up on auction from time to time but go for several hundred a piece. I've never heard of a "rare edition" with "wood cabinets" as described in the listing. These will need the acoustic foam that goes around the horns, but that's available online for $35. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubo Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 How good is that $2500 asking price? Those speakers look great naked. I own 19's. I think $2500 is on the high side. From a value perspective, it is good to know what year it was made. In the later years, the woofer model changed. The most desirable woofer in this model is the 416-8b. Replacing the later model 416-8c, with the 416-8b is not an readily available or inexpensive upgrade. The 816-8b comes up on auction from time to time but go for several hundred a piece. I've never heard of a "rare edition" with "wood cabinets" as described in the listing. These will need the acoustic foam that goes around the horns, but that's available online for $35. What do you think is a fair price??? GP sells the 416bs with alnico, price is not on website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicook Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 GP 416b is his new release of the 416-8b. I'm guessing an old 416-8b in excellent condition or the new 416b is about $400 each. I've seen people pay a lot more and I've seen people pay much less. If it's what you want and it's local/accessible I guess I would go for them, but I would want to make sure they are in excellent condition and have the 416-8b, if you're concerned about resale at some later date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicook Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I have the frames for grilles, but need to get the fabric replaced. I wasn't sure if I wanted them to match the 14's. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniper Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 That's a fair price for Altec model 19's, one pair recently sold for over 3000 and another for 7500 with free shipping and crating, they probably went to the far east. Get new caps in them and do the ground lug mod and you are good to go... The only problem with some Altecs is they a brutal on recordings, but when you find a good one it can be spooky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzog Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 I own 19s as well. If they are in good shape and the early version as described, it sounds like a good price to me. Just make sure you have enough room, as they are very big. If you do get them, you'll never want to give them up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opusk2k9 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Down to $2250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicook Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Down to $2250. Well there ya go. Is someone going to snag them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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