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Just WAIT until someone televises a Altec flip. Every scrapper on the planet Earth will be hunting down and ravaging our babies for parts or anything they can find that says "Altec".
Then... Anything left will be higher than a giraffes ass.
Trust me people, get 'em while you can.
Is that really going to be a future episode of American Pickers or are you just joking around with photoshop? $3500 would be a really high price too. They usually try to flip their stuff for quick profit (at least on the show) so not always top dollar.
Its Photoshop.
Scary... Isn't it?
Hah!
It's interesting when such shows (storage wars, etc.) evaluate things. Oft the electronics, are a bit high for seemingly BPC. (At least, compared to my neck of the woods)
I joined ebay in 1998, model 19's could be bought between 100-300 bucks, A5's and A7's regularly sold for far less than the cost to ship them. Until a bigger and more internationally recognized medium comes along, i doubt prices/values will ever see as solid of an increase across the board again.
Like all collectibles, Altecs too will peak. The values, along with the volume of the population among which they're appreciated will decline. Ford Model A anyone?
I am NOT proud to say, but i know one of the guys the pickers visited. And no, not the fella with all the tunnels, he was actually a likable yet very eccentric guy. The fellow i know is just as eccentric not nearly as likable, and i can promise you that their visit did absolutely nothing for his particular field of interest.
I think before we have to worry about the pickers tipping the general public off to Altec, we'll first have to see them fully embrace vintage hifi. That of course is not to suggest it won't happen, i just don't think it's an impending doom yet.
Now if some Altecs show up on Hardcore Pawn, then all bets are off!:D
I have to respectfully disagree with that....Quote:
Originally Posted by bowtie427ss
I dont think most people want Altecs for any nostalgic reasons or consider them "collectible" due to their size, but I could be wrong.
Personally, I keep mine because they kick ass and I like the best. Once someone makes something I think sounds better, I will be done with them. They will go out like the turntable did.
I'm into Altec's strictly for the sound.
So how about some other opinions here... Why do you have a set of Altecs?
When a brand new pair of the same old crappy Bose 901's sell for $1400 new, our Altecs must be priceless.
I have never heard a lot of really high end speakers, but of the ones I have heard: Bose 901's, Klipch corner horns, JBL 15" studio moniters, EV 30" thingies and giant electrostat panels, I own Atecs for their sound first :), then the cost second :):), who cares how they look. Wifey even loves them.
Well put. I generally agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by bowtie427ss
The variable being: our information revolution currently in progress.
e.g. ...how many folks didn't know they couldn't live without Altec Pro (or ___) , until they got on the interweb and saw other folks dissing their (insert choice of cost effective manufacturer name here) DJ boxes.
ooh. Tell us more about the EV W30's. Someone was hawking (usage?) a pair down here for $1500 for a while.
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After looking at the specs, I didn't think they'd fit into my current setup/s. (nor did I have that coin just to play and find out)
The store wouldn't let me turn them up 35 years ago, so it's hard to remember, but they didn't so(und) that great to me.