zigstien
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| Older Altec horn speakers I’ve owned the Boleros a couple of times they are a large " book shelf " speaker. They were nice sounding when they were around $300 / pair, I recently saw a pair advertised in the $800-900 range. There are a lot of better speaker available in th... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Cream- Goodbye tour - polyidor 779 529-9 | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? ELO - Face the music 1975 UA | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Count Basie / Sarah Vaughn - Send in the clowns | |
| Altec Advice for Small Listening Room A lot of the advice here is good. My room is about the same size as yours. I've had Altec Valencias and Santiagos over the years. The Santiago worked slightly better due to the sealed box design Long wall placement never really worked . Not eno... | |
| Amp suggestion for Merlin TSM speakers I currently run Altec 14’s modified wit ha DBX PA2 for cross over, line level adjustments and room eq. El 34 amp for the 12" woofers , 300b for the horns. The systems sound very nice However, I’m moving in a few months and my listening area will... | |
| Morrow Audio Speaker Cables OP, I want to thank you for starting this thread. It got me thinking that the cables in my system were probably two decades old. A mix of Nordost Blue heaven , Red dawn and Kimber hero. The Nordost were a little tizzy on the horns in my system a... | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! Since the amp that drive the 12" woofers on my Altec's died this morning, My first goal will be to find a replacement. The joys and setbacks of the hobby. A happy new year to all of you. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? And why would your day be grim | |
| The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma I do a significant amount of my listening at lower sound levels and have built my last two systems around that goal. If you want to listen to music at low sound levels, you need to start with the speakers. High efficiency speakers are a must, add... | |
| Are your records a health concern? Well First off, PVC is not a carcinogenic. Vinyl chloride is.a carcinogen. This is a GAS used in the production of PVC. PVC is listed as an approved material for potable water. In solid form it's pretty inert. But you bring up an interesting t... | |
| Discount on Internet order @audioman58 I thought the new tax laws applied if you are re-selling for a profit. If I buy something and re-sell at a loss or break even then no tax . Or is this incorrect? | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! @smurfstain The best way to put system together is to start with how much you want to invest. Then consider usage by the media you will use to listen to music. Cables are a terrible place to start and this thread is the worst of the worst. | |
| Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables Inspired by this thread , ordered a set of 8tc clones from China last year. Cables showed up in about 3 weeks. Not expecting much, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality, PTFE insulated wire with screwed on brass bananas. Recently was bored an... | |
| The Winter Brothers Johnny Winters is one of two celebrities I’ve met in my life. I met him after a show at the Whiskey in the mid 70’s. One of my friends older brothers was with us and swore that he grew up with the Winter brothers in Tx. After the show we went ba... |