M500 Maestro

**RonSSS** · January 26th, 2011, 06:19 PM

There is one for sale locally.
I don't need it, but of course I'm interested.

Has anyone here listened to these?

Ron

**bfish** · January 26th, 2011, 08:47 PM

Hi Ron,

My pair has been flown in a buddy's garage for a few years simply for lack of room at home, but I have plenty of reason to hang out there when I can. I prefer them to the 19s I've heard, and they'll play louder too.

They're no beauty queens though, and better boxes would be the only tweak I'd attempt. Mine are a bit buzzy, having lived their former life in an ice rink. (Added; guess I should qualify that... it's hard to tell if it's the boxes or my buddy's sh## falling off his garage walls...). They do raise some funny reactions from his neighbor's livestock...

Waiting for a mate would be the problem...

**RonSSS** · January 27th, 2011, 01:55 AM

The one I've found is really nice.
Obvious good components. I like the CD horns.

Agree with finding a mate, when one does, it will probably be 2!

It's bass reflex, not that much diff from a 19 or Valencia.

I might see if I can get it for a song....and wait.
I don't have quite enough altecs yet......

The guy who dies with the most toys wins.......

Interesting crossover, 2k?

Ron

**bowtie427ss** · January 27th, 2011, 10:11 AM

Altec made a processor with specific modules for this series of speaker system, heard a pair(9815's i think) with the processor a couple years back. It was really good.................