cccrchairman Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) SOLD SOLD Item Condition: Excellent Shipping Options: Pickup available and you can audition. Suburb or Town: COMO State: NSW Payment Method: Paypal, EFT, Cash on Pickup Reason for selling: Moving to bigger Altecs Further Information: For sale is pair of Altec Valencia 846B in excellent condition. Cabinets were restored in 2020 by @Powerglide and are in excellent condition. Link to post detailing the work below. In addition to the restoration of the cabinets the speakers have had substantial work done as follows; - The alnico 416-8a woofers have been re-gaussed and re-coned using GPA cones to new condition. - The Altec N800-8k crossovers have been revitalised using Jantzen's "ultimate" audio inductor, the Wax-Coil is Jantzens top of the line Foil inductor for the bass. The coil is wound from 99.99% pure copper foil on a hardwood core. Jantzen air core coil is used for the HF. - Capacitors are the excellent Russian paper-in-oil, foil hybrids, bypassed with Russian teflon caps. - Altec 30904 Attenuator / Equaliser installed to crossover. This is the same filter network as used in several different Altec builds such as the model 19 and the 9849-8A studio monitor. Essentially a mid frequency attenuator it is a key ingredient in taking Altecs to the next level. - I have settled on the alnico 806-8a compression driver as the most suited to this cabinet. It has a far smoother frequency response to the later ferrite types in my opinion. Diaphragms are USA made not the readily available Chinese types.. - All drivers are perfectly matched. With the generosity and advice of the Altec luminati here on SNA these speakers are as dialled in as a pair of Valencias can be and thanks to @Powerglide present in fantastic condition. Sensitivity is 97.5db so a perfect match for SET and low power systems. I have used speakers with tube and low power SS class A amps and all the midrange magic is there. Speakers load the room with ease, sound is fast and transparent with plenty of slam. A great example of speakers with a legendary pedigree. Edited April 23, 2023 by cccrchairman Typo 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiebosco Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Wow! These look awesome!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtexcnndrm99 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 If I was asked to get more ‘reasonable’ sized speakers in my system / living room, these would be it. Nice resto job, GLWTS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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