Altec

Altec 436C style compressor build #2

I've serviced and modified many Altec 43X-series compressors over the years, but I think this may be only the 2nd…

5 years ago

Altec 1588C Stand-alone Mic Preamp

This is my first post using this intensely frustrating new Wordpress "Blocks" authoring structure so it will brief/awkwardly formatted. Why…

6 years ago

Western Electric 43A Homage Amplifier

The piece you see above is my homage to the Western Electric 43A.  The 43A, as far as I can…

6 years ago

Altec full-line 1976 catalog

70's months at P S DOT COM continues with a fresh scan of the complete 1976 Altec pro audio catalog,…

12 years ago

Novel Vacuum Tube / Diode Compressor: 1950

Download a short piece from RADIO-ELECTRONICS, 1950, on the subject of a DIY audio-compressor: DOWNLOAD: DiodeCompressor1950 This promises to be…

12 years ago

Altec Public-Address in the Seventies

Above: this one caught me by surprise.  Neil Young endorses Altec PA kit in 1971.  We see the Altec 1210A…

12 years ago

Altec Theatre Equipment 1955

Download the four-page 1955 'Altec Stereophonic Sound Equipment for Theatres' brochure: DOWNLOAD:altec-vott_cat_1955 Units discussed, with text, specs, and images, include:…

13 years ago

Mics of ’56

Above: Belden 8411, 8422, and 8412 microphone cable.  I still use Belden 9451 for most studio hard-wiring tasks, although I…

13 years ago

Original EMI-modified Altec compressor on eBay: UPDATE

image source NOTE: the above unit eventually did sell on eBay for $35,000.  See below for scan... Here's something that…

13 years ago

Studio test of obscure circa 1965 Altec dynamic microphones

L to R: Shure SM57; Altec 684 Omni; Altec 682 Cardiod; Altec 683 Cardiod Altec made a great number of…

13 years ago