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  1. zim bida

    Sold Altec Lansing Iconic 846A Valencia Speakers, excellent condition, Chicago area, $1800

    For sale are a pair of vintage Altec Lansing Iconic 846A Valencia speakers. These are the earlier version with lattice grills and 16 ohm drivers. Fantastic and well regarded speakers from Altec's glory days. I bought these along with quite a lot of vintage tube stereo equipment from the estate...
  2. blue_lu

    How to dampen your (altec) cabinet

    Dear Haven people, I am in the process of finishing up my altec build - two cabinets of approx. 150 liters (size is between a 614 and a 612) for a 416-8b (plus compression driver and supertweeter). Cabinets are made out of pine multiplex, 18mm, minimal / no bracing as per Shindo / Jagusch...
  3. L

    FS Really nice 15" speaker cabinets (Altec/Jensen/Etc.)

    If you are in the upper-midwest region, and you are looking for a great set of project cabinets for a 15" 2-way system, consider these. I traded for these a little over a year ago, and the final implementation was not appreciated by my partner (and for our small house, I have to agree). Review...
  4. L

    Sold Jensen P15LS Pair for Sale

    SOLD -- I have a nice pair of Jensen P15LS (very similar to LL) speakers for sale. Close serial numbers, and they sound really nice with no cone rub. To the best of my knowledge, they have the original cones. I preferred these to the Altec 414 I used in JE labs Altec 2-way build. A little more...
  5. L

    Sold Altec 32a Horns For Sale

    Happy New Year to all, After much thought, I have decided to move on from my DIY endeavors to settle on a domestically agreeable speaker look. I have some nice cabinets, horns, drivers that I will be listing over the next few weeks, and I'll start with these Altec 32a, really solid condition...
  6. N

    612 to 620 with 416-8A = Deeper bass?

    Hi everyone. First post here. Recently got into Altecs with a pair of 416-8A's, 802 8D's and 811's. This and some other forums have been a tremendous source of inspiration and information and I am glad I went the Altec route! I'm loving these speakers except for one thing, I am only...
  7. adnick

    DIY Z19 Crossover build for Heath AS-101 (Altec Valencia internals) Voice of the Theater

    My history in audio electronics builds are mostly tube kit based, stuff like amps and preamps, re-capped many speaker crossovers but never ventured into crossover design build kinda stuff…. With knowledge from people here and over at AK, especially some of the historical information Zilch left...
  8. adnick

    Heath AS-101 history timeline, (HeathKit Altec Valencia internals in kit form)

    As the title says, looking for information about the HeathKit AS-101 production timeline Came across some historical data in Stereo & Hi-Fi Times winter 1974 magazine: Altec 846B $399.00 each, weight 99 lbs also available in sanded unfinished Birch w/ cloth grill for $349 each Heath AS-101...
  9. I

    Altec 608 Bass Reflex Speakers

    Does anyone on the forum know anything about this cabinet? It's a nice looking piece of furniture, yes, but what does it sound like? I just bought a pair of Werner Jagush xovers for Altec 605s and was looking to put them to use. I have the pair of 612s I had built using Markwart crossovers...
  10. M

    Sold Altec 604e + Werner Jagusch PIO crossovers

    Selling pair of Altec 604e drivers and Werner Jagusch (mast_mutter on eBay) PIO crossovers. Drivers are with original cones. Checked at Great Plains audio in Feb 2021, and they said that they are in NOS condition (see attachment with invoice) Compression driver diaphragms are 16Ohm paper with...
  11. I

    WTB Altec 605A

    I'm looking to buy a single Altec 605A driver with crossover. Only very good or better condition. I'm building an Abbey Road 612 replica. *** EDITED Because I obtained one 605A today. Still looking for another one now *** Thanks much. Ian
  12. rad10eng

    Recovering audiophile & speaker builder

    Hi Folks, I just discovered HiFi Haven, so I thought I would see what is going on here. I already belong to AudioKarma, DIY Audio, etc for many years now. I started out as an audio hobbyist in the mid 60's. I built and still own Dynakits (ST70, 4-Mk3) Heathkits, Knight Kits, and some you have...
  13. Y

    FS Altec 824A Iconic Speaker System

    Beautiful set of Altec's. They sound great. $800 in the Seattle area.
  14. Baaronj

    Altec Bolero 890c experiment incoming

    Hey guys - it's been a minute since I posted. All I can tell you is newborn human children and highly involved audio projects tend not to mesh well. Especially when those children are ones that being to you. Anyhow, with the dust starting to settle and something approaching regular sleep...
  15. Baaronj

    FS Altec Model 15 crossovers

    Offering this clean pair of crossover/dividing networks for the Altec Model 15. I intended to use these as a platform to experiment with Model 19 networks, as they're an exact fit replacement for the Model 19 networks, but never got around to it before I sold the 19s. Schematic for these is...
  16. Baaronj

    FS Iconic Manufacturing Altec 604H "supercrossovers"

    Here's a nice condition and seemingly rare pair of custom crossovers for the Altec 604H, made by the Iconic venture in the mid aughts. I'll dig for some appreciate info about these networks, which I've come across in the past. Anyway, great sounding, heavy as boat anchors, and yours for...
  17. P

    WTB 1 Altec N501-8

    Looking for a single N501-8. Thanks
  18. TubeHiFiNut

    Altec 288-16 Drivers

    I am incorrigible. Just couldn't resist picking up a pair of Altec 288-16 drivers.
  19. Stevenarrow

    Altec GPA 604-8H-III in MLTL (Bison) Cabinet

    Hey yo, So i have just finished and set up my new MLTL Bison cabinets with GPA 604-8H-III and crossover. They are not 'finished' but good enough for listening. The plans were provided by the original designer, and i committed to not sharing the dimension. The plans can be purchased. The box...
  20. GeeDeeEmm

    Greetings To All From Arkansas!

    I don't know how I've gone so long without discovering this site, but after a few hours of lurking, and seeing a number of familiar handles from AK and other sites, I've taken the invitation to join. My main interest in audio is classic Altec-Lansing, and there seems to be a good contingent of...
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