Redesigned 19s for $ 50k

[sba2]

After giving a pair of Altec 19s a scathing review, Romy the Cat bought them, with the intention of redesigning them and offering them for 50k.

GoodSoundClub - Romy the Cat's Audio Site - Altec Model 19 in Boston.

[Altec Best]

I stopped reading his posts long ago.He can't even talk right trying to follow the post is like grading a elementary school kids homework.He doesn't know much about them (19's) calling them 50 year old speakers,let's see first 19 made was in 1976 so the most they could be would be 34 years old. What I would like to do is get my hands on those 19's though

[DSauro]

and renaming his design "91 Ledom Cetla" is so, well......cat like.

[Todd W. White]

He's a nut - and vindictive and vitriolic.

He's one of the few people I've had to ban from our forum.

[Panomaniac]

I did register on his forum so that I could bring that thread back in line a bit.
But then I never could find the "reply" button. Maybe it's a sign....

[SD-50]

Saying that dude has issues is an understatement!

[oface1]

I always looked at his post with disdain and bewilderment when he would post on the audioasylum. When i saw he got his own soapbox, I have maybe been to his site through links above maybe 5 times.... It always the same... really bad broken english, discordant rants about some gear, which always comes around to his stuff being the best....

I use to think his post were humourous, but after time (a short one) , I quit reading his posts... never really had any good info that was worth the price of admission.



-chris

[Altec Best]

He's a nut - and vindictive and vitriolic.

He's one of the few people I've had to ban from our forum.

Thank You,Thank You,Thank You, :2thumbsup:

[Russnohio]

Could'nt resist clicking on the link. Damn! What a charactor. Fact is.....the 19 IS a fantastic loudspeaker system. I know it. You guys know it. He is in the very small minority that thinks otherwise......or does he really? See, I have a theory. I think that maybe the "cat" deep down inside is much impressed by the 19's sonic attributes and capabilities.....yet won't dare admit it. It is fashionable among "audio-intellectuals"......to dis that which is extremely popular and for good reason....and I stress: FOR GOOD REASON.

No way....can someone like the "cat" admit that such a grand system could at one time be purchased by the masses.....of-the-shelf.....so to speak and they need not be engineers to own such equipment. In his little world, in order for a system to be good....or great even....it must be esoteric. (in other words.....weird).

I mean...."The Cat"...thinks he could even begin to second guess a multitude of Altec engineers? Not to mention the high praise given the system through various audio publications throughout the years?

Well, I myself am NO engineer. Hardly. But I do love music. Music is that which stirs my soul...and my 19 system delivers it to me in ways that I am constantly rediscovering every time I turn them on.

The "cat" inhabits a small world of his own with his minions to feed his ego. It could'nt be any other way! I've seen the phenomenon before in various pursuits of interest be it cars...airplanes....boats....or motorcycles.

Thers's no denying the good stuff.

[Leland]

Ha ha...funny stuff. Reminds me of trying to talk to my mom.....she's 97 and really losing it. Trying to talk to her is literally maddening...