OFF 605s in 614s - Austin area

[gable]

From craigslist:

Vintage Altec Studio Monitors - musical instruments - by owner - sale


I saw those and thought there may be interested folks here. No affiliation, just saw the ad.

Cheers~

Gable

 

[FalseMetal666]

Uuuuugh first time I wished I lived in Austin.

 

[Redboy]

Oh, my...

 

[thetakeout]

holy lord..i'm in striking distance of those as well....

 

[Thermionics]

 

[rogerfederer]

time capsules

 

[MrEd]

I'm not seeing this...
I'm not seeing this...
Must resist 😒

 

[airdronian]

It's listed under the musical instruments category - maybe that reduces the ad views ? It is a sign @MrEd .

I recall seeing posts from a member elsewhere who picked up a somewhat rare sut for a good price - they'd spelled the brand wrong in the ad so search engines wouldn't hit the ad during a search. It was meant to be....

 

[MrEd]

I would love buy them. Don't really want to spend the doe.
I've been in debate with my self since Gable posted.

 

[adnick]

Yeah these would suit my needs and they are fairly close, but I’ve got too much excess equipment, can’t spend that kind of money without letting something go

 

[gable]

They're tempting me too!

 

[electrovice]

I have been in contact with the seller. He seems to be willing to take some measurements of the dimensions that are undocumented for the "Iconic" version of the 614 enclosure. I will post the dimensions if/when I get them. The 614 enclosure would be a fairly easy build for someone with access to a basic woodshop.

I already have a pair of 605A speakers so I am not a competitor for anybody in this group wanting to buy Mike's speakers.

 

[Wardsweb]

I'm not an Altec aficionado but don't those need a lot of cubic feet? 614's seem small.

 

[electrovice]

I'm not an Altec aficionado but don't those need a lot of cubic feet? 614's seem small.

The 614 is a modestly sized enclosure. Altec offered different baffles cut for 15, 12 or 8 inch speakers. The larger 612 would probably be the appropriate choice for the 604 series of duplex. The 605, the 601 and the Bicone series with their smaller magnets don't need as much volume to perform well. Sometimes it is not about deep, deep bass.

 

[FalseMetal666]

What do you all reckon is a reasonable price for a pair of original 614 with (ostensibly) nice, clean 605 drivers?