acejavelin
New Member
I found this pair of speakers, a local estate sale flipper is selling and knows nothing of the history of them, and I am just struggling to find out anything about them, not just specs like frequency response and power handling, but if they are even "correct" Design 1 speakers.
Obviously they need to refoamed, that isn't the issue... but they have caused quite a stir in some of the FB groups I am in, because they don't match up to any Altec reference material for any model.
According to Lansing Heritage's Altec reference library in a 1975 driver reference guide (page 4) it shows the Design 1 speaker as having as having a LF driver (woofer), HF driver (mid/tweeter), and a HF Horn (which these obviously don't have).
They appear to be the same design as the Model 5, but with a smaller woofer and without the ported enclosure.
Searching other threads and images online, show the Design 1 as being a 2-way speaker having a 10" woofer and a horn driver mid/tweeter, which doesn't match up with the reference materials available either.
So... Did I find a rare gem, or some kind of hack job?
Obviously they need to refoamed, that isn't the issue... but they have caused quite a stir in some of the FB groups I am in, because they don't match up to any Altec reference material for any model.
According to Lansing Heritage's Altec reference library in a 1975 driver reference guide (page 4) it shows the Design 1 speaker as having as having a LF driver (woofer), HF driver (mid/tweeter), and a HF Horn (which these obviously don't have).
They appear to be the same design as the Model 5, but with a smaller woofer and without the ported enclosure.
Searching other threads and images online, show the Design 1 as being a 2-way speaker having a 10" woofer and a horn driver mid/tweeter, which doesn't match up with the reference materials available either.
So... Did I find a rare gem, or some kind of hack job?