UPDATE, this is the last pair to be offered..(previous set sold within one week).. Thanks to the request of many interested customers, HiFiTown is offering a final matched pair of Altec 329A horns. The 329A is a scarce horn, so interested parties should consider before they vanish..lots of worldwide interest.
This pair is even more beautiful than the previous pair. The all original Altec shadow grey paint on these shows only a few flaws, from the many years; a few blemishes include a fe slight scrapes, and very light areas of oxidation causing the paint to slightly fade (exhibit D & G) .
Excellent vintage 40 year old set!
They present beautifully.
Estimated discounted rates to following countries:
(excess payment from your deposit of $550 usd will be refunded, when final shipping rate is calculated)
Shipping costs: China, Beijing: $250
Vietnam, Hochiminh: $ 350
Japan, Tokyo: $325
Germany: $ 280
USA buyers, please email: orders@hifitown.com -- we will send a custom invoice for simple UPS Ground.
| “matched pair of Altec 329A horns. Nice original condition (see exhibit A, B, F, H) -- there is a faint patina, and light streaking ... these feature the original Altec Shadow Grey paint -- minor blemish normal for their age. They were carefully stored by 2nd owner for many years. Complete, solid, no problems.” |
A nicely matched beautiful pair -- rarely seen surviving -- Altec 329A horns. One of Altec's largest cast aluminum. And the finest ever quality horn of this type by far. Thorough build with high quality heavy materials. One of Altec's few 1950s / 60 / 70's developed designs ... really a flagship, world class HF product. Not since Western Electric's contracted KS-spec production, like the 31A and early 32 horns, and rare sectorial 811A) did they make the aluminum so thick!)
Also, thanks to their unique size and design features -- including the eccentric, exponential flare (for consistant frequency response) , and center braces (dead quiet horn ..almost no ringing) ... these were the best sounding cast horns Altec made, and in the most desireable type, equipped the larger diameter Altec Lansing standard configuration.... these horns were designed to outperform previous designs, their specialty being a nice, throaty, rich & realistic reaching projection.
Cosmetics are nice. There is a faint patina, and only light streaking in a few spots -- they're amazingly nice (see Exhibit F, D, C) ... these feature the original Altec Shadow Grey paint -- normal for their age. They were carefully stored by 2nd owner for many years.
They boasted impressive specs on paper too, with a Horz 90 x 40 vert beam, and a wondeful low cutoff point of 220hz!
These would be great horns to utilize all of the worlds best drivers - many of these will simply bolt right on the large Altec pattern. The 2" throat size encompases many of the world's best drivers.... intended uses for all the best Altec's ... the 288-16(G), Altec 288 Hollywood. These horns were also adapted to the 730A driver, which is a nice sounding phenolic, related to the Western Electric 720 / aka BeachMaster. Potential uses with adaption include larger drivers yet, like Western Electric 594 (adapter needed), RCA Phenolics (MI-9xxx series).
For those who really wish to push this horn's amazingly low cutoff, you could perhaps try: Tad 4001, Yamaha / Myer MS-1401, or several other modern high efficiency types.
Altec's original idea, to produce a top-of-the-line cast, non-cellular option for audio facilities, thus seeking the cleanest audio, in smaller dimesions. They did not sell well for sound fill back in the 60's / early 70s; and as the heaviset castings that Altec made -- they were simply to costly -- few were ever sold -- and hardly any exist today.
Of course, this makes them greatly suited for in home HiFi use. Which is why they are sought after desperately by collectors and audiophiles worldwide.
As seen in Exhibit G, each horn comes equipped with #30937 throat.
The density of the aluminum and the front & center bracing ensures, that (unlike other Altec / JBL / Ampex thinner types) ... these have almost NO RINGING. For larger drivers in your system, these are once of the few high performance AND resonably sized choices. These horns sound unsusually smooth and full -- a quality not normally associated with horns! Coupled with a high quality Altec 288 or 291 driver -- you're in for a nice setup.
They are the real thing -- made in USA --- and from the very 1960's -- early 70s era! They sound wonderful and will sell very quickly because of the scarcity.
Buy Now to avoid a bidder’s war.
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Only ACTUAL SHIPPING CHARGED. Buyer is welcomed to arrange FREIGHT FORWARDING (we will ship, lower cost UPS Ground for domestic)
Successful purchaser may request a special rate quotes for cheaper discount Air Freight shipment (FeDex) to China,Japan, or Korea.
Due to size and weight, overseas shipping is costly.
These horns, packed individually will be (2) boxes 24"x34"x14" and 42lbs each (about 84 lbs total, both horns). For some countries, EU, Germanuy, Japan, perhaps China, normal cost EMS Express mail may be possible for about $490 total.
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