Help identifying which Heath Speaker this is...
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They look like they might be some of the Altecs that were built for Heath - basically a Valencia in Heathkit clothing. Pull the back and see what's inside.
mhardy6647
Lunatic Member
I thnk that cabinet may have been (believe it or not) available with Altec or Bozak drivers. Just sayin'. I'll check the 1970 Heathkit catalog I am 'remembering' tonight.
dshoaf
That high voltage buzz
Just remember that one could order various configurations of raw drivers and cabinets in some of the Heath line depending on the age.
My memory is about as foggy as Mhardy's, too, on exactly when things like that changed for Heath. At least he has old catalogs.....they would be fun to look at again.
Cheers,
David
My memory is about as foggy as Mhardy's, too, on exactly when things like that changed for Heath. At least he has old catalogs.....they would be fun to look at again.
Cheers,
David
mhardy6647
Lunatic Member
Yes, yes they are. Maybe if I fill in an order blank and send it in, something wonderful would happen...
theebadone
Super Member
Altecs
Nice find, I didn't know heathkit offered the 411 in kit form. I thought Altec only offered the 411 in the barcelona and santiagos.
Nice find, I didn't know heathkit offered the 411 in kit form. I thought Altec only offered the 411 in the barcelona and santiagos.
bowtie427ss
Lunatic Member
Woofers are 416-8A's(badged and painted in Heath flavor) if they're stock. 411's were only used in sealed enclosures, and AFAIK, only in factory Altec systems.
IMO, the Heath cabinets are of a substantially better build quality than their equivalent Altec counterparts, and that's not to suggest there's anything wrong with the Altec cabs. Also, the Altec components for Heath were built with every bit of pride and quality you'd expect of Altec products of that vintage. With the examples i've seen, especially on horns, Heath seemed to get the best paint and finish.
EDIT: Unlike it's twin the Altec 846B/U, AS-101's network was also configured for bi-amping from the factory.
I can attest to the paint quality on the Heath-branded 811 horns. Except for a bit of corrosion on one diaphragm cap, mine have perfect paint jobs. Not quite the usual Altec green, but what can you do?
Tell your buddy they're crap and you'll haul them away for recycling. 
Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
Peanut Head
Tell your buddy they're crap and you'll haul them away for recycling.
Bad doggie! :nono: :yippy:
I dunno, really... I've seen one set here, that had 411s in it. And everyone associated with it swears that the woofers had never been changed.
Sounded damn good. The slight lessened sensitivity allows for a little more compensation on the top end of the 806... which really helps the high treble keep up. And having bass down to 30 Hz... that's nice!
Regards,
Gordon.
The easy way to tell if they were made for Heath is the "Heathkit" foil badges and battleship grey paint.
theebadone
Super Member
The 411 and 806 is a nice sounding combo, but i thought that combo has to have the eq/att. to get the best of both drivers. I'm listening to a set right now, the santiagos 878A here's a pic.
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theebadone
Super Member
In the Altec library, they state that the 411, is a medium efficiency 15" woofer, that Altec always used in a 4-8 cubic foot sealed (unported enclosure) with a high compression driver and attenuator/equalizer part number 30904. Is the surrounds on the woofer foam or accordian cloth type?
hatrack71
distracted by everything
I will have to pop the backs off to take a look but if I remember correctly they were accordian.
