Altec - Crystal Cathedral

Billboard 1981. Could they be there, still?

Billboard - Google Books


Crystal Cathedral | ArchiTravel

I'd like to have the 900 405's

515Es with white cones - for that heavenly sound.

I bet those white coned 515's are still running strong.

I remember watching the "Hour of Power" with my grandma as a kid. Probably my earliest exposure to Altec Lansing:D

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As I recall, Altec told them that if they didn't do something about the acoustics, the system WOULD NOT work.

They didn't, and it didn't. That's probably why rumor has it that Altec demanded payment in full before they'd deliver any products and the sound contractor demanded payment as work progressed, as well.

Altec recommended a pewback system on digital delayed speaker zones, but they wouldn't hear of it. The Altec system was eventually ripped out, several different systems were tried, and, to their utter amazement, the one that finally DID work was - GUESS WHAT? - a PEWBACK SYSTEM!

People in glass churches shouldn't throw sound....

The Pewback system removed: THE CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL SOUND SYSTEM CONTROVERSY: THE EARLY RELATIONSHIP OF MEYER, APOGEE, AND MCCUNE SOUND COMPANIES | Audiovisual & Staging Pioneers

Details in the 23 minute interview.


At least 4 sound system installations over time:

Crystal Cathedral Article


Probably #5: http://www.jblpro.com/press/CrystalC...0Cathedral.pdf, Epic Sound for an Epic Production - FRONT of HOUSE

Unhappy with JBL system: Crystal Cathedral Campus Buzz November 2012 - scroll down to 6.00PM post.

The cathedral is undergoing a revamp to suit the requirements of its current owners, the Catholic Church, and will re-open in early 2019. Another sound system??

Looks like the sound system was only one of their many problems. Geez:eek:

What happened to all those white-coned 515Es? :confused: Has anyone seen one?

They went to the big dumpster in the sky.