soundmotor
super modified
You guys have me almost feeling bad about selling mine, almost...
A wise man once said, "please send to me for a proper disposal."The Altec is a fairly unremarkable speaker AFAICT, though I'm sure you're aware
I was hoping the cone and dust cap could be glued along the tears, and somehow reinforced. I think there are those out there who can repair the VC. This driver is for my use, so I wish to keep it stock as possible. I have repaired torn cones myself, but I'm sure there are people more experienced than I at the procedure. It looks as though the basket can be separated.
A C/E cone is not the same as a cone from an A. It will fit mechanically, I believe, but not sound like an A. I tried that in the 1980s.
Also there were a lot of Waldom or other aftermarket C/E cones around, cross listed with 755A.
Original A cone kits are pretty hard to come by 60 years after it was discontinued. It would be a great stroke of luck to find real Altec A cones. Ask questions.
The Japanese guys referred to earlier told me that all A cones were from the original WE run in 1948. Nobody knows more about WE than these chaps, so I tend to believe what they say unless I find hard evidence to the contrary, which hasn't happened yet.
Hah, you've stumbled on the right place... Welcome to the nut house, @Olddavid !I guess I am at the right place. A discussion going on three pages instigated by a speaker made for monaural reproduction - full range, to boot! What stinking crossover? We don't need no tweeters. When I worked at Varian Associates, we would hang with the crazies from Bell Labs on occasion. I am sure in those days I probably heard this speaker, but it was common to drink your lunch in those days, so all recollection was deposited into a urinal. Even at my age it is hard for me to get my head (and ears) around the concept of "full range speaker'. I do notice Joe's earnest passion, however, and recognize its purity. Therefore, I am on a quest. To hear some properly set up 755A's. To be continued.
I guess I am at the right place. A discussion going on three pages instigated by a speaker made for monaural reproduction - full range, to boot! What stinking crossover? We don't need no tweeters. When I worked at Varian Associates, we would hang with the crazies from Bell Labs on occasion. I am sure in those days I probably heard this speaker, but it was common to drink your lunch in those days, so all recollection was deposited into a urinal. Even at my age it is hard for me to get my head (and ears) around the concept of "full range speaker'. I do notice Joe's earnest passion, however, and recognize its purity. Therefore, I am on a quest. To hear some properly set up 755A's. To be continued.
Silbatone cabinets designed by a Dr. Bei.