Altec lover

**theebadone** · January 7th, 2010, 07:57 AM

Another new guy here that loves the old Altec sound. In my collection so far is a set of A-7 500s that i put together recently, components are, 515B woofers, 802-8A drivers, 811B horns, and N-801 XOs. second set is a nice pair of 878A Santiagos purchased from the original owner. And last a pair of model 15s. All being powered with a couple vintage Mcintosh systems, A MX-110 PRE and a MC-2505 AMP, 2nd A MX-115 PRE, and a MC-250 here's a couple pics. Im glad i found this forum, lots of great info here.

**Panomaniac** · January 7th, 2010, 09:21 AM

Nice collection! Welcome to the forum.

**bowtie427ss** · January 7th, 2010, 10:14 AM

Ever notice how well walnut and blue go together?

**voice of the theater** · January 7th, 2010, 11:48 AM

Wow--great collection! Do you play all 6 speakers at once?

**Altec Best** · January 7th, 2010, 12:06 PM

Your not alone we are the diehard Altec Fans !!! Welcome to the forum !!! Regards ~ AB

**theebadone** · January 7th, 2010, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by Altec Best

Your not alone we are the diehard Altec Fans !!! Welcome to the forum !!! Regards ~ AB

Thanks for the welcomes. I'm working on putting together my 2nd set of A-7s right now. Components are 416A, 802-8A, 511s, and crossed at 500 hz. Thinking about using an active XO on this pair. How many of you guys use actives on your votts?