Think Altec prices are getting high?

**Cal Weldon** · January 28th, 2012, 12:05 PM

Hope you're wrong. I'm holding onto some of my gear for retirement.

**bowtie427ss** · January 28th, 2012, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Cal Weldon

Hope you're wrong. I'm holding onto some of my gear for retirement.

Not to sound self serving, but this is one reason it's important for us to be the best stewards of our interest group as we can be. It's our duty to "spread the love" to all those with interest and the potential to keep the love alive.

**Tom Brennan** · January 28th, 2012, 08:33 PM

I was a horny for a very long time and after various adventures with Altec, EV, Klipsch, JBL, Edgar, McCauley and other gear (in various combinations both stock and DIY) pretty much settled with plain old Altec gear.

Then I moved from a large house to a high rise apartment and sold all the horns and got Martin Logan stats. Now I'm moving to a larger place and Altecs and horns are still no longer on the agenda. I reckon I'm done with all that.

Although I do think once in awhile about that GPA 12" coaxial......

**juniper** · January 29th, 2012, 01:51 PM

Although this forum has few members, there is lots of talk of Altecs on other forums! I have read many times "I would just like to hear these altecs or have or find these Altecs" All I know is that with my 604's I can feel like I am in the recording studio and it is nice to know that many pieces of music of music I listen to were recorded with ALTECS very close by.

**tomt** · February 11th, 2012, 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by Tom Brennan

I reckon I'm done with all that.

that sounds like a midlife crisis . (j/k)

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for a while i was listening to to 4 755's per side. on a flat baffle.

the most close speaker i had heard to that was a/the martin-logan cls.

tonal quality was the same almost exactly.

only real difference was the dispersion.

**tomt** · February 11th, 2012, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by Tom Brennan

I reckon I'm done with all that.

that sounds like a midlife crisis . (j/k)

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for a while i was listening to to 4 755's per side. on a flat baffle.

the most close speaker i had heard to that was a/the martin-logan cls.

tonal quality was the same .

only real difference was the dispersion.

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · February 11th, 2012, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by tomt

for a while i was listening to to 4 755's per side. on a flat baffle.

4!!! per side? Where they A's or another version? I had a single 755A that I sold for $1800. I can't imagine having 8!

**juniper** · February 11th, 2012, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Audio_by_Goodwill

4!!! per side? Where they A's or another version? I had a single 755A that I sold for $1800. I can't imagine having 8!

I just made myself a little sick! I play around with antiques, and have been to hundreds of shops in my lifetime. I looked up images of altec 755a and I have seen the exact same western electric or altec box at least a dozen times. I wish I would have known, they sound like fantastic speakers......

**puppybeast33** · February 14th, 2012, 11:49 PM

Never underestimate the power of the Hipster. Ask Papst Blue Ribbon. With that said, Altecs are just too dang big and ugly for 99% of the population.

**Nipper** · January 29th, 2012, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by bowtie427ss

Not to sound self serving, but this is one reason it's important for us to be the best stewards of our interest group as we can be. It's our duty to "spread the love" to all those with interest and the potential to keep the love alive.

You have certainly done more than your share Bowtie.