field coil and alinico magnet speakers

[mekr]

i was planning to DIY project for speakers with field coil or alinico magnets transducers,if imported from abroad,the cost of these i will have to sell my home,is there any possibility that these speakers could sourced or modified in india

 

[Rajiv]

Hi,

Field coil might be difficult to source.Altec RCA,JBL Alnico drivers and woofers can be found with a little bit of leg work.

Please see my other post on the Single driver thread.

There are some Altec 288C drivers ,416 woofers and RCA/VICTOR(made in Japan under licence from RCA)MI9584 drivers with some dealers I know but they are asking for pretty stiff prices.

I have bought the same for prices ranging from a few hundreds to less than Rs.1500/ so current pricing seems crazy to me.

To give you an idea you will be looking at a total outlay of around $ 750-$900 for a pair of 416 woofers and a pair of Altec 288c drivers.This is including restoring cost with new parts from Great Plains Audio .

The Victor/RCA's should work out to around $250-$300 a pair.The diaphagrams seem OK.

If you can come down to Madras I can put you in touch with these guys.

Regards
Rajiv

 

[rikhav]

Hi Mekr

BE3 Amplifiers - INDIA has Alnico Blue and Gold speakers in their list. They are suppose to be guitar speakers so not sure if it is the same thing you are looking for

Check it out.

 

[grubyhalo]

Here's one option that I've been looking at which has me really interested:

The 12" Alnico Tone Tubby

Though it's not a field coil, it does have an AlNiCo magnet and Hemp(!hyeah. Apparently ABrown (the parent company) is the OEM supplier of hemp-cones for both Omega and Eminence.

The Tubby comes in 3 different sizes and the prices are not shabby at all, especially for the 8 incher:

South Valley Vintage Amps - Online Store

South Valley Vintage Amps - Online Store

South Valley Vintage Amps - Online Store

Here's a couple of discussions about the 12's and 10's:

Tone Tubby alnico hemp drivers

Tone Tubby Alnico 12 - diyAudio

P.S: Watch out for a new thread from me regarding these...

 

[square_wave]

Where do the Omega loudspeaker company get their Alnico drievers from ?

 

[arj]

Omega make their own..

 

[grubyhalo]

Omega make their own..

Apparently, ABrown, the company that makes Tone Tubby, makes the drivers for Omega as well...