Being the vintage Altec enthusiast that I am – I have 3 pairs of gigantic vintage Altec loudspeakers in my modest sized home – you can imagine how excited I am by this particular “Today’s Fresh Catch”, the Great Plains Audio (nee Altec) 802-16G Series II compression drivers and the 416-16B low-frequency drivers. First let me tell you how impressed I am with the quality of the packaging & packing that the Great Plains Audio drivers were shipped to me with – first rate! It’s always a good sign when I see companies put that much thought into their packaging & packing, as I know...

Let’s start with a short Altec history lesson  Original text published: https://jeffsplace.positive-feedback.com/the-vintage-altec-experience/ I’ve been wanting to write an article about the “musicality magic” of vintage Altec loudspeakers for a while now, so consider this a mini-installment towards that goal, with – I hope – much more to come. Let’s start with a short Altec history lesson. Altec’s origins are inextricably linked to the Western Electric movie theater loudspeaker systems of the mid-1920’s. The movie theater industry was a new and rapidly growing market in the mid-1920’s and Western Electric was busy providing loudspeakers to movie theaters across the USA. Keep reading: https://jeffsplace.positive-feedback.com/the-vintage-altec-experience/