Altec HiFi Catalogue

**mah** · June 6th, 2013, 06:44 AM

Not sure if posted previously: http://www.tubebooks.org/file_downlo...ec_catalog.pdf

**bowtie427ss** · June 6th, 2013, 07:46 AM

Thanks for posting!

I'm guessing that's circa 1951-1953. Note that the description on the 700A Melodist specifies "special 10 inch speaker". That's the 756 they're referring to i'm pretty sure.

**Cal Weldon** · June 6th, 2013, 09:50 AM

I especially like the picture of "Dad" on the last page. He looks so 'hip' what with his pipe, leaning on the A7, man why couldn't I have had a Dad like that?

**cls500** · June 6th, 2013, 12:11 PM

Very expensive equipment indeed for the early 1950's. Altec was a rich man's product. Certainly a classic case of "You get what you pay for".

**Phil-G** · June 6th, 2013, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by cls500

Very expensive equipment indeed for the early 1950's. Altec was a rich man's product. Certainly a classic case of "You get what you pay for".

I'd gladly pay 159$ for one of the 30 watt tube amps now.

**fpitas** · June 6th, 2013, 01:25 PM

I thought the 511 came out before the 811 until I saw that catalog, but I guess the 511 was a further development of the 811, instead of vice versa.

**DSauro** · June 6th, 2013, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Cal Weldon

I especially like the picture of "Dad" on the last page. He looks so 'hip' what with his pipe, leaning on the A7, man why couldn't I have had a Dad like that?

My kids did (do)

**Altec Best** · June 6th, 2013, 02:44 PM

I always liked the Voice of the Highway ad... A pair of A7's in the back of a convertible is Priceless !

If you ever enjoyed music in a car this was the way to go...

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**wws944** · June 13th, 2013, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Phil-G

I'd gladly pay 159$ for one of the 30 watt tube amps now.

It says the amp runs the tubes in class A too. Bet the amp sounds great.

GM · June 13th, 2013, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by Phil-G

I'd gladly pay 159$ for one of the 30 watt tube amps now.

Even at an inflated ~$1231, it's tantamount to highway robbery for Class A with such wide ranging adjustable DF [tone] controls. At that price, I could tri-amp a system with them and still have $$$ left over compared to similar available these days.

GM