Any one know about the Tar filled multi cell horns 1505's

[JBLGUY]

You've got it right, JBLGUY. Ideally the walls of a horn are simply an inert container for the air column, and should not add or subtract anything. A tar filled sheet metal horn is nearly perfect in this regard, though it is difficult and expensive to build, ship and install.

Hi Steve
Do you know if they had a special model number. Or were they simply 1505's.
Some units I've seen on Ebay seemed to have the letter B behind it AKA 1505B.
They were not necessarily the tar filled ones, but not sure on that either. Do you know what those letters stood for at all. Did the tar ones get sold along side the other not tar ones? Or as you said, were they all tar until they moved the factory?
Yes they must have been a pain to ship and install as they weight a ton. I do know the ones I got came from a old theatre in Seattle called the " Fifth Avenue ".
I was told they were installed there in the early fifties.
Mine have the dual brass throats.

[jblguy]

Anybody have an idea of value of these 1505's. Tar filled units.At 95lb's they are heard to sell. You just never see these so I've never been able to value them. I still love em ....lol

[DerekTheGreat]

[Odd]

https://www.google.com/search?client...&bih=871&dpr=1

[DerekTheGreat]

..Multicellular horns look silly to me. Not trying to poop on 'em, just saying that kid Derek would've put all his Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars in 'em if they were in reach.

[jblguy]

I'll grab some pics in the next day or 2. Just got released from hospital.I think they look cool. I've always liked the shape of horns and the way they look.

[Altec Best]

Anybody have an idea of value of these 1505's. Tar filled units.At 95lb's they are heard to sell. You just never see these so I've never been able to value them. I still love em ....lol

You could probably get $1500-$3000 for them.Trust me they are not hard to sell.. Hard to ship yes.. Sell no ! They sell like hot cakes on that auction site, FeeBay ! If you ever heard them ? They sound really nice !. I had a pair of tar filled 1005's..And the 1505's are even better.. The only con with these is the weight. IMHO .

If you are really interested in selling them, if you still have them ? Send me a pm and some pictures.

[toddalin]

Doesn't mean that they're going to get it!
https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/...733898747.html

[eso]

You could probably get $1500-$3000 for them.Trust me they are not hard to sell.. Hard to ship yes.. Sell no ! They sell like hot cakes on that auction site, FeeBay ! If you ever heard them ? They sound really nice !. I had a pair of tar filled 1005's..And the 1505's are even better.. The only con with these is the weight. IMHO .

If you are really interested in selling them, if you still have them ? Send me a pm and some pictures.

My old A5s had 1005A tar filled horns and brass throats for the 288Bs... That were really nice sounding speakers.

I'm going to call BS on that CL listing with the 1505 horns with 299 drivers and what looks like a JBL box with a budget 18 claiming they're better than an A5 or A7...

eso