The Altec-Lansing Model 19-MR3

**Lansing4412** · April 30th, 2017, 08:04 PM

The latest from the North Georgia Audio Society: The Altec-Lansing Model 19-MR3: The Loudspeaker That Never Was - Audiophile Nirvana

**gdmoore28** · May 1st, 2017, 04:33 AM

Very interesting! I always enjoy the projects that these guys undertake, and they always strive to keep their text understandable even for illiterates like me!

Thanks for posting the link.

GeeDeeEmm

**LowOhms** · May 1st, 2017, 12:46 PM

Just off the top of my head, when they take a high efficiency speaker, and design it for more power handling capability, it is, IMHO, almost invariably a degrade in SQ ( That is GM-talk for sound quality :-) ) .

Its quantity over quality !!

No thanks, "you can have her, I don't want her, shes too fat for me."

Have fun, I am building that Type 46 SET amp, ( I had asked about, up here, a couple months ago ), for a friend's new Valencia system. Will post on it, as I get more DIY work done. Two stage, 3AV6 direct coupled into a Type 46, a SET.

Low Ohms.....Jeff Medwin

**Elitopus1** · May 1st, 2017, 05:17 PM

Its good to see so much interest in vintage Altecs. I think a lot of people who haven't heard them don't know how special they really are. You guys are doing a great job with the reviews

In response to the high power comment, I want to feel the music and be a part of it. I can't do that with 3 tube watts. Give me SS 300wpc mosfet power any day over a tube amp

**Phil-G** · May 1st, 2017, 05:19 PM

**Lansing4412** · May 1st, 2017, 05:55 PM

All of the speaker projects from NGAS are a part of a hobby that's intended to be both fun and informative. We publish them because we hope others will enjoy tinkering around with this equipment as much as we do. Let's try not to take any of this too seriously.

**mah** · May 2nd, 2017, 12:21 AM

I enjoy reading about the NGAS projects. Keep posting.

**Lansing4412** · May 2nd, 2017, 02:30 PM

I should also point out that NGAS has all of its speaker systems setup like studio monitors. They are at least 24" from the rear wall, and 36" from the side walls. They are raised on platforms so that the HF driver is at, or just above, ear level.

If your speakers are sitting on the floor or near walls, it may be difficult to reproduce our results.

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**LOUDER** · May 2nd, 2017, 09:11 PM

4412-thanks for responding. I just wondered if you had tried the 931 after hearing it with the model 14's you refurbished. I have always liked the 931 and had wished altec would've made a larger version. (mr94-8) But for the smaller driver. I swear way back in my memory the was a advertising picture of the model 19 with a mantery horn. If i'm sucessful in making a larger 931 that will fit in a 811 cut out ,the ngas will be the first ones to get one provided you have a set of 19's to swap them in to. I'd be curios as to your listening impressions. My front three are 828 cabs with mr564 left and right with a mr5120 for center. I might get the asd's hooked up this weekend provided the weather stays crappy.