a7

My first post. Looking for some Altec speaker system suggestions. I have an odd mix of Altec's without a good plan yet … back in the early 1980’s I first fell in love with the sound of Altec VOTT A7’s that I used in a 1920’s era 2,500 seat auditorium. I bought my first pair of vintage A7’s from...

Let me start by telling everyone, this will not be a multi-day or multi-week restoration. Not exactly sure how much time it will take because I will be going over every part and piece to restore this amp back to as close to or better than factory condition as possible. I don't see a ton of...

This is going to be as close as one can get to a "budget" Altec build considering the skyrocketing prices of classic Altec components. Like a lot of you guys and gals, I have little to no money to throw at these pieces, and the process of assembling them has taken three years of swapping and...

If anyone is looking for some large Altecs, there's a great pair in Nashville right now. I have seen and heard these exact speakers when I bought something else from the seller. They are in amazing condition. He doesn't have a price on his listing but he told me $2500 if I remember correctly...

Hi, I'd like to restore an old SAE Two type A7 amplifier. I'm not used to redo SAE amps hence my request. I already recaped the output section but still have over 500mV on both channels. Three output transistors are not original. The relay clicks after two seconds once powered on despite the DC...

Reconed 416-8b, rediaphragmed 902-8t, 500hz Hiraga style x-over recapped/recoiled with Jantzen caps and coils, and at the top is a Fostex ribbon supertweeter. It's been a fun year long project.

Here is the latest setup in my living room. Kind of befitting that the Japanese are so into tubes.

A wider shot of my 2A3's and John's rig. Man, this was a sweet sound.

My Living room is dominated by my Altec A7's. Complimented by my custom 2A3 amps and my Shanling T100.