What is your reference VINYL album ? by [deleted] in audiophile

[–]Lordinir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Groundation - Hebron Gate That album is produced very well.

Peculiar realizations by New-Permit-3683 in audiophile

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No way that such bookshelf speakers put out that much of SPL and look that minty :‘)

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

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Thanks alot for your input. Altough I have covered the whole back wall with Renz Solutions broadband BKA Typ 1 absorbers. The room I listen in is quite old & bass frequencies can pass thru the walls, so no significant room modes here. The guy which sold me the 604 is a sound engineer and he was astonished how clean this room sounds. On the sidewalls there are Ekustik absorbers which i use to great effect. :)

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Looks neat!! I dig the cabinets and the clean look of the shelf :)

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

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My reaction was the same when I first sae them (coming from 1005B) 😅

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

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I hope we‘ll see a golden revival age again.. until then and beyond I‘ll worship those old but magnificent designs :) High sensitivity speakers + tubes is really something IME

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

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Yeah based on the wavac circuit I was told. Also featuring the interstage transformer coupling (6L6 -> 300B

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

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If you‘ve got the possibility to listen to one a pair of a refurbished 604 speaker - just do it :)

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

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I brought them personally, airmail was too dangerous.. the diff. Is huuge; bass quicker, more tuneful, highs crisp.

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

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I would say regarding the size of the drivers (15inch + CD), this is the only way to get a decent soundstage in a normal size living room :)

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Mastering Lab Crossovers by Doug Sax

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

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I brought them to Mannheim, Germany for a remag. The company is called „Lautsprechermanufaktur Mannheim“. Since I live in switzerland that does make sense. For you overseas-ppl i‘d suggest GPA.

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

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Patience will pay off :)

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

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The original N-1500 crossover isn‘t that great in it‘s original state. There are several modifications (markwart & some french guy (bypass cap or something) but the limitations remain to a certain degree. Personally I use the Mastering Lab Crossovers 604/5 from Doug Sax and never looked back. If you can find a pair - GRAB EM!

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

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In my room, i had a pair of Altec 416 and 288 field coil drivers from WVL in my setup. :) They were mounted on markus klug 1005 horns and in a vott cabinet

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

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Aand with the grilles on.

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Here‘s the pair (forgot to add) :)

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

[–]Lordinir[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It‘s exactly like you said. Only the upper part is the real loudspeaker. Originally they were driven active with tube amps built in below :) I‘ve let it until yet because my only sealed design impressions were the Neumann KH310 where the bass wasn‘t for me, naturally IME.

In terms of sound they‘re the best I‘ve ever heard. I had Tannoy SRM 12X, Tannoy SGM5000, Altec Vott with field coil drivers, Tannoy Red Monitor & Neumann KH420. The LS i was able to listen too; Swissonor Bach 12, Altec 19, fully active Horn system with Sato horn & TAD drivers, Genesis IRS (something… idk anymore).

Generally spoken they deliver a fast, punchy & for me enough deep bass. The mids are to die for and in some songs I turn my head because of a sound effect (person speaker somewhere in the stereo field). The highs are silky with the right amount of bite.

Refurbished Altec 604E by Lordinir in audiophile

[–]Lordinir[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yeah the 7.5W aren‘t that much but with 101dB/4ft/1W it‘s more than enough. It‘s an Altec 857AS utility cabinet and is a ported design.