If you could go back in time and buy a new......

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · January 20th, 2012, 07:36 PM

If you could go back in time, buy, and bring back any Altec system for your listening enjoyment, what would it be?

...... and no bringing back a pallet of 755A's to sell, that would be the audio equivelant of wishing for more wishes :-) Let's keep it to a mono unit, or stereo pair!

I'll go first...... I think I'd buy a pair of 9864-8A (or equivlent DTS)..... or maybe whatever it is that was in the LA school that's pictured on the Lansing Heritage site(Edit:Lansing Manufacturing Monitor System 500A) ...... or a Shearer Horn. The 9864 would be the easy and most practical choise, but I'd love to have something early, too.

I've got to admit that my knowledge of the early systems is very limited, so I'm sure my choices could change if I were to take a look at more old pictures, or literature.

**Panomaniac** · January 20th, 2012, 08:02 PM

Is Western Electric allowed?

**mah** · January 20th, 2012, 08:22 PM

Westrex Commonwealth 12D Turntable: Commonwealth 12D Owners Manual, Service Manual, Schematics, Free Download | Vinyl Engine

Commonwealth Electronics 12/D3 Turntable

FYI: Westrex electric 2084-C

**DSauro** · January 20th, 2012, 08:26 PM

A pair of 9862's, & a 9440A(s). The preamp & other components would be other manufacturers.

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · January 20th, 2012, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by Panomaniac

Is Western Electric allowed?

I guess so, since I went as far as the Shearer myself.

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · January 20th, 2012, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by mah

FYI: Westrex electric 2084-C

Looking at this link http://www.audiosharing.com/archive/...Westrex_SP.pdf from the above thread...... the last two enclosures are Altec. The 210 and the 110 horns.

**cradeldorf** · January 20th, 2012, 09:10 PM

I'd bring back a pair of Altec a1's and probably some kind of large amp to power them.

**Steve Mac** · January 20th, 2012, 09:38 PM

Well, I took the Westrex and 210 design elements and did what I thought Altec would've done in today's world which is eliminate the bass reflex element and horn load the subs. I wouldn't mind experimenting with an old larger mid range horn...Gawd do I have a soft spot for the audio engineers of this early period.