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    Custom made VOTTs for a maestro

    Just found this VOTT article while googling. Nice photos and interesting write up.
    Hope it will be enjoyable.

    The Vintage Beat: The Maestro’s Custom VOTT Loudspeakers – Jeff's Place

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    Re: Custom made VOTTs for a maestro

    A bit "telephone booth" looking. The 804 at 500? I'd swap in an 802 immediately.
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    Re: Custom made VOTTs for a maestro

    Yes, but it seems the Altec people had built it.

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    Re: Custom made VOTTs for a maestro

    I would bet money the dealer built them. Bracing isn't the way Altec did it.
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    Re: Custom made VOTTs for a maestro

    Quote Originally Posted by Old Guy View Post
    A bit "telephone booth" looking. The 804 at 500? I'd swap in an 802 immediately.
    Agreed! Considering how hard of hearing symphony conductors become combined with apartment SPL limitations, I doubt he would of heard any difference.

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