ALTEC 1505B MULTICELLULAR HORN WOOD REPLICAS, CH1505BW Start Price USD 2,740.00 Current Price USD 2,740.00 Time Left 28 days 5 hours 19 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 07, 2008 End Time Thursday, February 05, 2009 Location Lakeland, Florida See more about 'ALTEC 1505B MULTICELLULAR HORN WOOD REPLICAS, CH1505BW' Description International low shipping flat fee of $300 for most countries, please read shipping details. CH 1505BWAltec Replicas in WoodFinished in Natural Shellac   All of my horns are hand manufactured  with most dedication and care.    Smooth sweet and articulated reproduction with life like space and air among instruments, resolution of detail is revealing with a vivid and transparent "concert in your room" magic quality, and captivating  "live" performance with body, weight and presence.  Throughout the many years of testing the reproduction of many musical instruments, to my findings, wood horns are the highest expression reproducing them, created to get the listener as closed to a live performance as possible, capturing and reproducing continuous transparent neutrality and purity of reproduction, rendering music with the inherent sweetness and impact of a live instrument. They are simply awesome!  The distortion levels of these horn / driver configuration are utterly low,  thanks to their high efficiency and the low power required to drive the diaphragm micro-displacement even at high sound levels thanks to the impedance coupling of driver to air making them highly efficient, and offering a wide dispersion pattern, all wood construction and underlie of cork for extra damping of resonances, with the choice of a full lobed design offering even a smoother frequency response, resulting in a superbly natural and low distortion reproduction.  Wood horns and especially multicellular are truly harder to manufacture than the metal counterpart, we believe is worth the extra effort, after all, how many metal violins are to be found ? Any aluminum or plastic piano or flute ?   Made mainly of Tilia wood  (Basswood in North America) offering the advantage among other woods of a low resonance and is almost sonically dead  (does not ring or decays slowly as a bell) and the weight is only 7 Lbs. per horn ! (with cork dampening )  These new horns are manufactured with sound damping 1/4" cork underlie, covering the back of each cell in the multicellular structure with lower resonances and  full lobed mouths option, offering an amazing smooth and natural reproduction.  Only natural glue and wood is used, no fiberglass or any other synthetic plastics are used. All natural Shellac finish. The mounting flange is made of aircraft grade Birch plywood with stainless steel hardware to mount to the provided all wood throat adapter wave-guide with 1/4 -20 stainless steel mounting bolts, (provided). 101 pieces and sub-assemblies of wood are glued together, some have to be carved and shaped by hand for the fabrication of each multicellular horn ! Forming a strong and stiff structure, a total of 202 pieces for one pair ! Handcrafted with most care and high attention to detail.The wave-guides are a representation of the highest quality of craftsmanship as well, formed and shaped by a special high pressure process, with all wood and natural glue materials, offering a very smooth transition from the round throat area of the driver end to the square mouth connecting to the multicellular horn assembly. No square panels are used, they are shaped at high pressures to form a one piece  smooth transition, same as the original aluminum casts ones.A pair of adjusting type of stands to hold the assembly and provide adjustment for the elevation setting of the horns are available, comprising all stainless steel hardware and aircraft grade Birch plywood construction that helps to dampen vibrations.Truly a Masterpiece of sound and craftsmanship!Shipping Worldwide Due to the complexity and expenses involved in the manufacturing process for the multicellular horns, shipping will take place in 4 to 6 weeks after receiving full payment , unless indicated otherwise.Low International airport-to-airport air shipping to many cities of the world for a flat fee of $300 including full insurance. The buyer is responsible to make arrangements or personally pick-up the items from the designated airport and Customs. Please email  before bidding for airport and city  nearest you.Shipping in the US is less, please email for quote. The shipping amount shown is not accurate due to eBay calculator limitations. There are no handling fees, only the actual shipping costs. The Buyer is responsible for Customs and Taxes duties in their countries, if any.Shipped in two double  boxes with an approximated weight of 25 Lbs. each, measuring 24 x 24 x 32 inches.A 30-day refund if not 100% satisfied with the CH1505BW multicellular horns. Providing there is no damage and returned in the same condition as received. The buyer is responsible for shipping and Custom expenses both ways.Due to the nature and fees involved in the auction a re-stocking fee of 15% of the total sale price is charged for any returned item.7 Years limited Warranty.CH Audio will repair or replace the CH1505BW multi-cellular horns against any  manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship providing that the multi-cellular horns are not abused or misused  and kept off rain or water / high humidity and heat environments and not attacked by any insects, or animals, dropped, broken by misuse or punctured in any way,  re-coating or painting the multicellular horns will avoid the warranty.This auction is for a pair of CH1505BW multicellular wood horns, and a pair of wood wave-guides.The Altec drivers, crossovers and adjustable stands shown are not included in this auction. Cork dampening is included (each cell and complete horn is covered in cork for extra dampening).Please visit us at: www.chaudiodesign.com Some shown without cork dampening Base front leg mating at the actuator slot in the wave-guide for aligning purposes                                             Set pointing down                           Base assembled and ready to receive the wood  horn                                                                      Balsa wood multicellular set pointing upwards.             Specially made crossover for a 2 way system , crossed at 500Hz                                                                             Shown Mounted in Base as recommended  for the CH1505BW  with  a cut-off frequency of 250 Hzalso available in tube electronic crossover            Place a Bid!