Quote Originally Posted by DSauro View Post
Voice Of The Theatre, There's nothing, even remotely lame about being curious of older Altec history.
I was 19 when I first started working there as a shipping clerk. I didn't even know what they did there.
I recall a "buzz", but as an employee, it wasn't about the many new products that were introduced. It was always expected, and business as usual.
Personally, the buzz came when I would spot a VOTT A7, or other Altec product in a movie, or TV show, Saturday Night Fever, Woodstock, and many others. Or, the many venues, Astrodome, LA Coloseum, Rose Bowl, Hollywood Bowl, Greek Theater, all of Disneyland, etc. I used to look behind everything during all the Disney rides to spot the 604's, or A7's, etc. There was a circular movie theatre in Orange county called Century 21. I spotted two Magnificents behind curtains in the rear. VOTT's, 1202's, 1203's, 1204's & 5's were everywhere, in every club back then.......
Nice--makes me wonder how much of that classic gear has survived, and how much of it is still in use in one form or another today....

Quote Originally Posted by DSauro View Post
Many thanks to the emense technical knowledge of the members here, to Bill & Steve at GPA, and especially to Todd. It's a fountain of youth for all the old vintage equipment.

By the way, VOTT, I see your in upstate. I was born in Niagara Falls, NY.
I'd like to second that thanks--GPA (with Todd's help), have done an amazing job keeping some of the best speakers/drivers ever manufactured alive and well. This forum, thanks to Todd and many of the members here, shed important (and often times updated) info on this classic/vintage gear (and great audio in general).

Yes, I'm in upstate NY--suburbs of Rochester to be exact--just over an hour from Niagara Falls. In the summertime, my wife and I love to visit Niagara Falls (both the Canadian side and the U.S. side) as well as Toronto (3 hour drive), St. Catherines and Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada.....

Does anyone here have any photos of the old Anaheim facility (Dave or Wes or anyone who worked there?)......