Altec 816A, pair, in MN

[alteclipsch]

NOAF

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/ele/5757986936.html

 

[byoungman1]

Those went fast. Looks like they were in a bowling alley?

 

[alteclipsch]

Roller rink I think it was, not sure.

 

[Galaxie65]

How much was it?

 

[alteclipsch]

$300.

 

[elitopus]

They were factory 816 cabs, with 808-8a drivers on 511 horns, and the MI woofers you can see in the pic. Not a bad deal at all

 

[Brad Muller]

Crazy

 

[jmela]

I recognize that carpet - it's a roller rink.

Finally, I am able to provide some real knowledge in a thread.

 

[alteclipsch]

Suddenly back on CL, now they're $900. $300 was good, $900 not so much.

 

[elitopus]

900 is a little steep. If he wants ebay prices he should sell them on ebay

 

[KiM3Ce]

Neat speakers, the rest of that picture makes me dizzy. Good thing I'm not on skates!

Burnsville, maybe Frank Van Alstine bought them .

 

[alteclipsch]

Neat speakers, the rest of that picture makes me dizzy. Good thing I'm not on skates!

Burnsville, maybe Frank Van Alstine bought them .

Nah, I know Frank from many, many years ago, I doubt he's an altec guy!

 

[Goggle1824]

Down to $799 this morning...

 

[alteclipsch]

Down to $799 this morning...

Yeah I saw that. I'd buy them at the original price.

 

[alteclipsch]

Now $599. Getting warmer...

 

[alteclipsch]

Now $499, NOAF. Really. Fun to watch this though.

 

[getright99]

299 then jump haha

 

[alteclipsch]

Now $350....wow, they must be a bit disappointed. I wish I "needed" some Altecs. They'll likely get cheaper.

 

[alteclipsch]

Now looks like they're being parted out...

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/ele/5786008912.html

 

[foxjc99]

The mystery is over. I was the one to pick these up from Skateville in Burnsville, MN. They were part of a hanging array in the middle of the skating floor and have been replaced by QSC powered speakers. The Altec array consisted of 816A cabs, 511B horns and 9844A's. What I came home with were the 816A cabinets with 421-8LF's a pair each of 511B and 811B horns and a pair each of 808-8 and 802-8 HF drivers. for $450. I had the 421's reconed for around $260 at Midwest Speaker with GPA parts.

These things were hanging for the most part of 30 years. The 816A boxes were full of dust on the inside and rest of the dust was sucked into the rear vents of the 421-8LF's. The guy at Midwest Speaker remarked at amount of dust inside them. We had a discussion about reconing them as 416's and covering up the rear vent which is something I would consider trying if I were to find another set of 421's on the cheap.

Plans are to finish up the cabinets, plug drill holes with dowel rods, touch-up the paint and replace the fiberglass with R 6.7 Blue Denim insulation.

There are some You Tube videos of Skateville with the old Altec cluster playing.