Altec Super Big Reds, and Big Reds, and CV Amps. Someone Is Going to Get SCROED Big Time!

[toddalin]

Note all the caulk around the woofer. Odds are that these were 15" 604Es that were surface mounted. But the strenghtening ribs get in the way of a flush mount leaving a gap to be filled. Later versions (mine) use a 16" 604E2 woofer that allows for front mounting because it puts a smooth mounting pad beyond the ribs. The first Super Big Reds in my home (lasted for two cuts before they went back) were like this, but without the caulk and you could see the ribs cutting into in the baffleboard.

 

[elitopus]

Yeah Ive seen where someone cut grooves into the baffle so the woofer sits flush, and also woofers that have the ribs ground off.

The 16” frame was a good idea

 

[bowtie427ss]

An Altec Big Red was an endevor by AudioTechnica

Pretty sure he means Audio Marketing(a US company), they were the parent company of Mastering Labs.

 

[bigcaddy64]

I think i have an idea of who ended up with that pile. Not sure if hes a member but ill see is they did snag them.

 

[damacman]

I think i have an idea of who ended up with that pile. Not sure if hes a member but ill see is they did snag them.

One almost never sees those CV amps anymore...

 

[toddalin]

Pretty sure he means Audio Marketing(a US company), they were the parent company of Mastering Labs.

Yes, you are correct that it was AudioMarketing, but went under the name "AudioTechniques" (memory's not totally gone). They were located in the east, whereas The Mastering Labs were in Hollywood. Doug Sax (head of The Mastering Labs) had passed away shortly before I got my Super Reds, and because of that I ran into a road block when trying to research them.

As you can see, Doug really liked that Utah aux driver and used in in several offerings/one-offs:

 

[toddalin]

 

[toddalin]

This is the listing of the equipment that was available from the studio when I got my Big Red Supers. Note #s 37, 51, and 52. I also bought the Marantz 170DC.

- [ ] 1: HALFER - DH 200 power amp

- [ ] 2: JBL - SR 6615 power amp

- [ ] 3: Fender - 2235 power amp

- [ ] 4: Samson - SERVO - 240 stereo amp

- [ ] 5: TDM - model 24-CX-4 2 way stereo quad

- [ ] 6: QSC -mid amp

- [ ] 7: QSC - mid amp

- [ ] 8: NEOTEK - Power supply

- [x] 9: LEXICON - 224x Digital reverb

- [ ] 10: QSC RMX 2450 power amp

- [x] 11: EQUI=TECH - power amp

- [ ] 12: CREST - P-3500 Power amp

- [ ] 13: FURMAN - PL Plus power conditioner

- [ ] 14: FURMAN - PL Plus power conditioner

- [ ] 15: AKAI - rhythm machine MPC 3000

- [ ] 16: FURMAN - PL Plus power conditioner

- [ ] 17: FURMAN - PL Plus power conditioner

- [ ] 18:ANTARES - ATR-1 auto tune intonation processor

- [ ] 19: BERRINGER - multi-gate pro
XR4400

- [x] 20:UREI - LA-22 Compressor

- [ ] 21: BBE - Sonic maximizer -822A

- [ ] 22: Yamaha - XPX 90 II

- [x] 23: LEXICON - PCM 70 Digital effects processor

- [ ] 24: Symetrix - expander/gate DUCKER 522

- [ ] 25: RANE - HC6 headphone console

- [x] 26: UREI - LA-4 Compressor/limiter

- [x] 27: UREI - peak limiter 1176 LN

- [ ] 28: DBX - 160X Compressor/limiter

- [ ] 29: DBX - 160 XT Compressor/limiter

- [ ] 30: DBX- PROJECT 1 Compressor/gate 266

- [ ] 31: DBX- 166 gain reduction compressor

- [ ] 32: LAYLA - event echo

- [ ] 33: ROLAND - SUPER JV 64 voice synthesizer module

- [ ] 34: Sennheiser - stereo transmitter

- [ ] 35: Sennheiser - true diversity receiver

- [ ] 36: MIDI K.I.T.I. - KAT intelligent trigger

- [ ] 37: COAXIAL loudspeaker crossover

- [ ] 38: ALEXSIS - ADAT TYPE II
38A - ALEXSIS - controller

- [ ] 39: ALEXSIS- ADAT TYPE II

- [ ] 40: WIREMOLD - plug-In outlet center 6 plug

- [ ] 41: TEAC- AG 43020 audio/video surround receiver

- [ ] 42: SANYO - stereo cassette deck

- [ ] 43: E MAGIC - UNITOR 8 patch bay

- [ ] 44: DOD - R-231 graphic equalizer

- [ ] 45: SCAMP - AUDIO & DESIGN RECORDING- eight F 300 Rack mount expander gates

- [ ] 46: SCAMP - Rack power supply with two DE-ESS Equalizers

- [ ] 47: WIREMOLD - plug-In outlet center 6 plug

- [ ] 48: WIREMOLD - plug-In outlet center 6 plug

- [ ] 49: MARANTZ - 170 DC rack mount powers stereo amp

- [ ] 50: RUSSOUND - 55-6 speaker patch-bay

- [ ] 51: high frequency equalizer network 16 ohms

- [ ] 52: High frequency equalizer network 16 ohms

- [ ] 53: ALTEC 9440A 800 WATT AMP

- [ ] 54: NSI NDR 8000 programmable dimmer pack

- [ ] 55: CREST - 3501 Power amp


- [ ] 56: FURMAN - PB-40 20 channel patch bay

- [ ] 57: SAMSON - SR22 wireless rack-mount

- [ ] 58: ALEXIS - QUADRAVERB

- [ ] 59: SAMSON- SUPER ID RX-39

- [ ] 60: MU-TRON BI-PHASE

- [ ] 61: Sennheiser - EW 100 True diversity receiver

- [ ] 62: SHURE - L4 wireless receiver

 

[jmela]

#60 These go for upward of $1,500 these days, confusingly.

 

[elitopus]

“Big red super system complete 695$”. I’ll take 4 please

 

[toddalin]

“Big red super system complete 695$”. I’ll take 4 please

Obviously per side. That's what I paid for the pair of mine, delivered with the electronic crossover and two passive eq units.

 

[elitopus]

I figured it was one of each thing (Depending on if you were going super or regular) on the list plus one of the enclosures for the “systems”. 225$ per 604E is the craziest thing. It’s funny that the crossover cost almost as much as the 604.