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Altec Lansing Seven Series II - Opinions Please

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Not very good and very little in that order. They're from Altec's post-collectible era. If you like the way they sound enjoy them, but you'd be lucky to get $100 for them.
 
Thanks for your input. I took a chance on them mainly because they do not come up for sale to often. The pair I picked up are in great condition except for a small piece of veneer is missing from the bottom of one cab, and they need new foam. I have many sets of speakers and have sold just about as many. I did pay $100 for them by the way. Hopefully I will get a chance to work on them soon and post a response about their sound quality. I have searched and read about others comments, but it seems that they are like most speakers, some like them, and some don't. Happy New Year to all.
 
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I bet a tweeter upgrade would really make them sing. You can suck that dust cap dent out with a vacuum cleaner BTW.
 
my opinion: meh. Hold out for an Altec product with compression drivers and horns in it (IMO).

In fairness, that line of "Altec" speakers was reasonably well built.

I wouldn't pay more than, I dunno, maybe $50 for the pair if perfect (needing surrounds is OK)... but that's just me. De gustibus and all that...
 
audiomagnate said:
I bet a tweeter upgrade would really make them sing. You can suck that dust cap dent out with a vacuum cleaner BTW.
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I will start by replacing the surrounds along with replacing all caps and checking any resistors in the crossover first. If they sound good I don't think I will have to look at any upgrades, but we shall see. Dust caps are no big deal, I have done a lot of those. I think I will probably start a thread for the restoration since information is pretty limited on that model.
 
mhardy6647 said:
my opinion: meh. Hold out for an Altec product with compression drivers and horns in it (IMO).

In fairness, that line of "Altec" speakers was reasonably well built.

I wouldn't pay more than, I dunno, maybe $50 for the pair if perfect (needing surrounds is OK)... but that's just me. De gustibus and all that...
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Thanks for your opinion mhardy. Please see post #3 since I did pick them up, and they are in great shape. I do realize that they are not the model 19's. I tend to have a weak spot for some of the more rare models, not close to the best of Altec's I know, call it a sickness, addiction, or stupidity, just pick one.
 
Yes, I missed that and I am sorry about that -- or I wouldn't have made the 50 bucks comment; I am crass, but not usually that crass.
 
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