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The Altec-Lansing Model 19-MR3: The Loudspeaker That Never Was

The Altec-Lansing M500 Maestro is a largely lost and forgotten loudspeaker, but it is, perhaps, the best the company ever built. It arrived in the final days of Altec-Lansing, Inc., and production was cut short due to the sale of the company. Why is the M500 Maestro important to us today? It provides the framework for what would have been the replacement for the highly acclaimed Model 19. It has been suggested that the new model would have been called the Model 19MR or Model 19-MR3. So the M500 is of great importance to Altec-Lansing fans around the globe. The......

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Altec Stonehenge III
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DIY Altec-Lansing Stonehenge III

Perhaps one or the other of you recalls that about two years ago I had two short posts, Björns Altec Stonehenge III replicas as well as the associated. He was lucky to have a beautiful NOS pair of Altec 604-8 G Duplex with AlNiCo magnets, together with related original turnout , which he summarily transplanted into a corresponding test cabinet made from OSB. So now, the adaptation of a corresponding to the original volume, visually far more sedate casing that (almost) without a parallel walls, meets the highest technical standards... Read more at 2A3 Maniac...

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Stevens Dream Altec 604 Loudspeaker
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Stephæn’s Altec 604 Dream Speaker

Looking back, it's easy to comprehend why I'm a believer in the concept of thought as object - the notion that we bring into our lives that to which we give our attention. That's how I manifested many of the good things that I am fortunate to have this time 'round. But, sometimes I falter and forget that. I can be quick to immediately assume something is out of reach. That's exactly what happened last October when I learned that the speakers from the room I ranked best in show at RMAF 2005 were beyond my modest financial means. I......

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