Altec "Odessy Studio Monitor" bookshelfs (?)

[gearfreak]

Ding-Dong. CL police! Open up, we've got a warrant!

(ok, well maybe it's just a forum, not a warrant)


Have found no reference to them as yet.
The only Altec Odessy I know of, would be the promo LP.

(Not mine)
From: altec odyssey studio monitors

"altec odyssey studio monitors - $150 (wayne butler)
pair of speakers not in great shape,proper wear for age sound nice,very clear.I did not know they were old altecs,customer came in my work area said he would give me 180 for them(the only say odyssey studio monitors on them)he informed me they were altec studio monitors marketed for home use in mid 70s I don't know about these seem rare anyway he never came back they look like vintage bookshelf speakers to me I dont even have the specs but they do sound cool "

[oface1]

pics man, pics......



-chris

[tomt]

pics man, pics......



-chris

[gearfreak]

(Tomt) So they are Altec ?



In any case... seller has updated and qualified the altec connection:


"
odyssey studio monitors(altec?) (wayne butler) $150
pair of speakers not in great shape,proper wear for age sound nice,very clear.I did not know they were old altecs,customer came in my work area said he would give me 180 for them(they only say odyssey studio monitors on them)he informed me they were altec studio monitors marketed for home use in mid 70s I don't know about these seem rare anyway he never came back they look like vintage bookshelf speakers to me I dont even have the specs but they do sound cool 11 1/2 wide 7 1/2 deep 21 high approx tried to confirm the altec connection but not sure 2/5/2010 8:32 AM"


CL police over and out.

[Old Guy]

(Tomt) So they are Altec ?

I guess you could call them Altec, as much as CTS stuffed in a box were sold as cheap Altecs. Or else they are copies of a cheap Altec. But they weren't studio monitors. They are lower end bookshelf speakers. Had I a clean pair I might ask 60 bucks...

Apparently somebody was rebadging speakers as "Odyssey studio monitors" there was a 3 way set on NY craigslist that Google brings up

http://buynearby.info/search/craigslist_|_electronics_in_new_york_city/2008/05/31/Odyssey_Studio_Monitor_Loud_Speakers_%28Douglaston ,_Queens%29_$80

[bowtie427ss]

FWIW, if these indeed have an Altec association, it's the first time i've seen the phenolic ring tweeter unprotected. They usually have a black cloth screen/mesh covering them. It would also be the first Altec i've seen that used phenolic rings with a foam surround woofer, all that i've seen had woofers with rubber/bextrene surrounds. These are just my own observations, no argument intended.

Interestingly, i just recently pulled a pair of phenolic rings from Santana's and they're not CTS but rather Becker manufacture.

[Audio_by_Goodwill]

In any case... seller has updated and qualified the altec connection:

I don't see any new information...... all he is saying is that some guy told him that they are Altec....... that's all he said to begin with.

[tomt]

(Tomt) So they are Altec ?

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[gearfreak]

Alas, it's just a reference to a CL posting... I have nothing to take pics of.

[bowtie427ss]

,customer came in my work area said he would give me 180 for them

then why are they on CL for $150?

I hate what craigslist attracts.

FWIW, i don't think there's anything "Altec" about them.

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