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  1. P

    Altec 886A Ribbon Tweeter Resto-mod

    I got these 886A's like about 6 months ago for not a lot of money. The thing is, they suck. They don't sound good at all. I hooked them up to my Sony 909ES receiver which, to the Altec's credit, has some issues and some intermittent channel drop-out, but when I A-B'd them with the Klipsch KG...
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  2. nicholas2381

    Altec 886A project

    Picked up a pair of Altec 886A speakers for cheap. Cabs are in beautiful shape with the stock grilles and badges present. I popped off the grilles and found that one of the 10" woofers needs to be re-foamed. No big deal. But I also discovered that the woofer is non-original. What is that...
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