Altec

Helping you come to terms with the possibility of imminent demise

Download the 1965 and 1968 Altec 'Airport Sound Systems' brochures: DOWNLOAD 1965:Altec_Jet_age_sound_systems_1965 DOWNLOAD 1968: Altec_airport_sound_systems_196X What purpose can programmed sound…

13 years ago

Takin’ em to Church (with Altec)

Download the eight-page 1966 brochure "Altec Sound Systems for Houses of Worship": DOWNLOAD: Altec_Worship_1966 The text above is taken from…

13 years ago

Altec 438A – Modified for modern music production use

As we discussed in previous posts, the Altec 438A is an audio compressor designed in the late 1950s primarily for…

13 years ago

Altec 436 Compressor: Taming the output level: part 2

In a previous post, we looked at the Altec 436 vari-mu tube compressor.  I built one of these a few…

13 years ago

Pro Audio hardware of the early 1950s

The General Electric (GE) BA-5-A Limiter Continuing our review of the first two years of AUDIO magazine, today we will…

13 years ago

Missile Testing, The Dawn of Video Surveillance, and Your Speakers

The fact that we are fighting three (3) wars at the moment (don't try to tell me that those 'drone…

13 years ago

Altec 436 Compressor: Taming the Output Level

Ah the classic Altec 436C compressor (see here for previous coverage on PS dot com). Here's a fresh high-res scan…

14 years ago

Altec Sound Equipment 1968

Download the sixteen-page 1968 Altec Sound And Communication catalog: DOWNLOAD:AltecFullLine1968 Products covered, with text photos, and limited specs, include the…

14 years ago

Altec Musical Sound Equipment circa 1973

Download the sixteen-page Altec Musical Sound Equipment catalog circa 1973: DOWNLOAD: AltecMusical1973 Products covered, in text, specs, and lovely 70s…

14 years ago

Altec Professional Audio Controls Paper Circa 1960’s

Around the time that ALTEC introduced their 947X series of solid-state plug-in amplifiers, ALTEC staff engineers Arthur Davis and Don…

14 years ago