Savard Speakers

[tomt]

The info I posted was readily available in the "other" Savard thread.

the 'other Savard thread' was made as a light hearted entertaiment piece.


and Yet -


documenting history is not a bad thing.

may prove helpful to someone.

Horrible design. Somebody read what were decent drivers and threw them in a box. Probably all bought due to reviews at McGee Radio.

i worked at McGee Radio.

we did not 'review speakers'.

and yes, some things taken out of context,

like the 'white cones, for better bass',

caused mirth among my friends,

we knew that ad copy,

in a (low cost) news print catalog,

were not white papers.

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also -


i felt that we were under-staffed,

and the four owners took too much work upon themselves.

still -


where else could a person buy these things at what was a relatively low price?

[Old Guy]

i worked at McGee Radio.

Tom, I bought a lot from McGee.

You took what I said entirely the wrong way and out of context.

I said nothing bad about McGee. At the time they were a wonderful vendor....when I couldn't put together a big enough order to deal with a manufacturer, they were always there and good service.:2thumbsup:

What I SAID was the Savards are horrible.

Badly put together speakers, drivers positioned incorrectly, and the builders just bought what was recommended at the vendor. Most likely McGee, they dealt with a lot of small volume builders. I sincerely doubt the Savard people had any ability to do any driver testing, just likely slapped them together, smoked a joint, and said, "sounds great man!".

A good dealer can have a bad customer. Ask anybody who has worked in retail.

Addendum: For the benefit of the whippersnappers here...a link to McGee's 1969 catalog.

http://reel2reeltexas.com/cat69McGee.html

[DavidDe]

I know my reply is late but my experience is a bit different from those commenting below. I grew up in Baton Rouge where the founder, Bill Savard, started his operation. Mine were the 12th pair he made and back then they were hand made and took him almost 3 months to complete. So I guess he didn't simply throw garbage components together as suggested in this thread. I ordered them in November of 1973 and they were ready in Febuary of 1974. They were the smallest model in a line of 4 and I was so proud of them and happy with the sound. Today when I listen to them they still cook! Yes I still have them, hooked up to a Carver system, and the salesman who sold me the Carver quit trying to sell me a $4,500 pair of B&W since he thought the Savards sounded better. I would never think of selling them and if I upgrade my system again I'll simply hook the Savards up to them and continue to enjoy the sound.

[Altec Best]

I know my reply is late but my experience is a bit different from those commenting below. I grew up in Baton Rouge where the founder, Bill Savard, started his operation. Mine were the 12th pair he made and back then they were hand made and took him almost 3 months to complete. So I guess he didn't simply throw garbage components together as suggested in this thread. I ordered them in November of 1973 and they were ready in Febuary of 1974. They were the smallest model in a line of 4 and I was so proud of them and happy with the sound. Today when I listen to them they still cook! Yes I still have them, hooked up to a Carver system, and the salesman who sold me the Carver quit trying to sell me a $4,500 pair of B&W since he thought the Savards sounded better. I would never think of selling them and if I upgrade my system again I'll simply hook the Savards up to them and continue to enjoy the sound.

David the OP only came here to pretty much find the value of his Savard speakers and hasn't posted here since.This board is for Altec Lansing enthusiasts period.Not to bash Savard speakers or any other.Having said that, most Folk's here think they are Garbage ! This is a forum so you have to respect other peoples opinions.As I said this is a Altec Board Period ! I suspect you only registered to post in this thread, that is now closed and I may delete it permanently ! If you would like to talk about Altec "Welcome to the Board"

All The Best ~ AB