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Altec 418 Question
« on: May 09, 2021, 07:54:10 pm »
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.
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Re: Altec 418 Question
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2021, 07:04:19 am »
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Re: Altec 418 Question
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2021, 08:26:10 pm »

google: Altec Lansing 418 specs & Altec Lansing 418b specs.  There is more than one 418 model.  See also:


http://alteclansingunofficial.nlenet.net/      especially Thiele-Small Parameters


http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/altec/catalogs/altec-cat.htm





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Re: Altec 418 Question
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2021, 08:41:59 pm »
Quote from: jjasilli on May 11, 2021, 08:26:10 pm

google: Altec Lansing 418 specs & Altec Lansing 418b specs.  There is more than one 418 model.  See also:


http://alteclansingunofficial.nlenet.net/      especially Thiele-Small Parameters


http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/altec/catalogs/altec-cat.htm

Thanks but I still can't find any information regarding the plain 418 model, only later versions such as the 418B and 418-8H.
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Re: Altec 418 Question
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2021, 05:00:43 am »
guessing the B came out when Altec found an improvement for the non- B  :icon_biggrin:
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Re: Altec 418 Question
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2021, 09:10:55 am »
Out of curiosity, since none of us can find a reference to the 418 model, what is the context of your question?  Do you have a 418?   Pictures would be nice.
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Re: Altec 418 Question
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2021, 09:35:57 am »
Sure, I should have thought of that earlier. I thought that I was purchasing a 418B but received this 418 instead. I'm trying to figure out just what it Is that  I have and if it is suitable for my application.
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Re: Altec 418 Question
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2021, 04:12:54 pm »
Contact Great Plains Audio.  They bought out all the tooling, and records and should be able to tell you what you have based on the SN# if it hasn't been re-coned at some point.

https://greatplainsaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/418-8H_lfspkr_spec_sheet.pdf
https://greatplainsaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/418B_lfspkr_spec_sheet.pdf
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Re: Altec 418 Question
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2021, 04:15:54 pm »
Quote from: 1blueheron on August 21, 2021, 04:12:54 pm
Contact Great Plains Audio.  They bought out all the tooling, and records and should be able to tell you what you have based on the SN# if it hasn't been re-coned at some point.

Thanks!

https://greatplainsaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/418-8H_lfspkr_spec_sheet.pdf
https://greatplainsaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/418B_lfspkr_spec_sheet.pdf
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