Vintage mono blocks

[richd860]

not mine:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/ele/1663031183.html

 

[kansei]

Too bad I ran out of room (read: my wife will kill me if I buy more stuff).

 

[Sam Cogley]

Altec tube amps... :drool:

My guess is that those are underpriced compared to what they'd bring on eBay.

 

[Goodwill_HiFi]

They've been around awhile...... I've seen the ad before.

 

[bowtie427ss]

They've been around awhile...... I've seen the ad before.

I'll 2nd that.

 

[Naptown Rob]

Whenever I see stuff like that, it makes a part of my brain ask....

Why was Altec stuff always so damned ugly?...

 

[bowtie427ss]

Why was Altec stuff always so damned ugly?...

When it comes to those "greenie" amplifiers, i think they had such a great reputation for both their sound quality and rock solid reliability that the company was afraid to change their appearance in any way. My 1569's left the factory in Oct/72 and look no different than a 1569 made in 1960. It's not unusual, depending on the application, for some of them to have ran continuously for 20 years or more.

 

[Sam Cogley]

Whenever I see stuff like that, it makes a part of my brain ask....

Why was Altec stuff always so damned ugly?...

Their home-use Hi-Fi gear was quite attractive, I've seen Altec tube amps and tuners here before. The green stuff was made for industrial use, no one besides the person running the PA/theatre sound system would ever see it.