Altec 418 Question
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Altec 418 Question
Does anyone know what the difference is between the Altec 418 and 418B 15" guitar speakers? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Re: Altec 418 Question
I think 418B is Alnico version and 418 is ceramic
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Re: Altec 418 Question
I can't even find a spec sheet for a plain '418' are you talking about the '418-8H'?
The 418B is Alnico for sure, details can be found here:
http://greatplainsaudio.com/wp-content/ ... _sheet.pdf
Seems like they might be pretty much identical except for a 'generational' type thing. i.e. one is older than the other?
http://greatplainsaudio.com/wp-content/ ... _sheet.pdf
~Phil
The 418B is Alnico for sure, details can be found here:
http://greatplainsaudio.com/wp-content/ ... _sheet.pdf
Seems like they might be pretty much identical except for a 'generational' type thing. i.e. one is older than the other?
http://greatplainsaudio.com/wp-content/ ... _sheet.pdf
~Phil
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Re: Altec 418 Question
Thanks. Yeah, I can't find anything about the 418 but that's what the sticker on the magnet cover says. The date code is 391221 which I believe is 1962.the cone appears to be original. I just can't find any specs for it, only for the 418B and 418-8H.
Re: Altec 418 Question
I used to use 4 Altec 418-8H 15's for my PA. Great speakers.
45 to 8,000 Hz frequency response
Alnico V magnet type
45 to 8,000 Hz frequency response
Alnico V magnet type
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Re: Altec 418 Question
Some data to hint that this is a 418-8H is that someone on reverb is selling one as that label and it has the same logo as yours:
https://reverb.com/item/284386-altec-la ... aker-8-ohm
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https://reverb.com/item/284386-altec-la ... aker-8-ohm
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Re: Altec 418 Question
That's the series II which is an even newer version, I already saw that one as well in my google image searches.
Sadly there seems to still be a dearth of information on most of these, but it does appear to me this is a distinct and differnt model from the 418-8H (series I, but wasn't called that as no known series II existed yet I'd wager)
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Sadly there seems to still be a dearth of information on most of these, but it does appear to me this is a distinct and differnt model from the 418-8H (series I, but wasn't called that as no known series II existed yet I'd wager)
~Phil
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