the real Duke Spinner Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Can any modern speaker really best this ?? Do not offer conjecture if you have never heard them Acoustics have not changed since this Pinnacle of design Modern speakers just have different design constraints 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 You’re on the wrong forum. 2 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Have you heard the underground or Heritage Jubilee? I’ll finish my thought after your answer - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 Well Throw up some Klipsch then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 ?? Okay - the KPT - KHJ /402 (better known as Jubilee) or Heritage Jubilee, both Klipsch. Have you heard these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Have never heard the A7. I do know a few who like them and a few who don’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Looks like a (s)hit and run - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Chief bonehead Posted August 31, 2022 Klipsch Employees Share Posted August 31, 2022 2 hours ago, the real Duke Spinner said: Can any modern speaker really best this ?? Do not offer conjecture if you have never heard them Acoustics have not changed since this Pinnacle of design Modern speakers just have different design constraints Wrong forum 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 8/30/2022 at 10:22 PM, Crankysoldermeister said: You’re on the wrong forum. Well.. It's a horn speaker. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 A lot of new product and a lot of new people, and most don't come here to read about Altec and/or other loudspeakers. I remember the great purging of 2007, when Amy banned all of the Polk fan boys and put the rest of us in Klipsch prison. There are other cool places for this kind of thing. https://community.classicspeakerpages.net/ https://www.diyaudio.com/community/ https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?forums/the-klipsch-korner.131/ 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Chief bonehead Posted September 2, 2022 Klipsch Employees Share Posted September 2, 2022 I have always had respect for this kind of altec series. Because of the history. Because of its significance….. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Chief bonehead Posted September 2, 2022 Klipsch Employees Share Posted September 2, 2022 Reminder….this is a Klipsch forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 Roy, I find it interesting to compare the Design choices that had to be made. For the A-7, it's lack of low end Then the instance of my ,(4) KHi In the KH . the Atlas mid driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I would be curious to put some in my living room next to my LS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 First rule of a loudspeaker purchase: Don’t buy an ugly speaker. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Chief bonehead Posted September 2, 2022 Klipsch Employees Share Posted September 2, 2022 38 minutes ago, the real Duke Spinner said: Roy, I find it interesting to compare the Design choices that had to be made. For the A-7, it's lack of low end Then the instance of my ,(4) KHi In the KH . the Atlas mid driver Yeah. That got my curiosity up. The A-7 is a classic and showed how different design choices can still make a classic speaker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 30 minutes ago, Crankysoldermeister said: First rule of a loudspeaker purchase: Don’t buy an ugly speaker. Something I keep telling myself every time I look at the “Underground’s” — . I always get over it - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I've always found the Altec A7 to be a speaker system of interest simply because it was contemporary of Klipsch and because of their niche: Theater ( Voice of the Theater....) and PA, one would see these often in the garage band. The Altec A7 has a very enthusiastic following and adherents just as the Klipsch Heritage do. I found this article to be a good read: https://audioxpress.com/article/altec-lansing-s-voice-of-the-theatre-speakers-what-you-need-to-know 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Evans Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 On 8/30/2022 at 7:11 PM, the real Duke Spinner said: Can any modern speaker really best this ?? Do not offer conjecture if you have never heard them Acoustics have not changed since this Pinnacle of design Modern speakers just have different design constraints Yes, many can. I owned and put some money and time into a pair of Altec A-7 speakers. My Klipschorns sounded better. I sold the A-7 speakers and their new owner was very happy. They are called Voice Of The Theatres, because they were mainly designed to reproduce the male voice for movie theaters and they do that very well, but lack sound quality for home use. They don’t reproduce low frequencies that good and lack some highs. They do mids well spreading them out and mid bass. I was very disappointed with them, but understand why some like them. Like most speakers, they do somethings well, but lack in someways that were unacceptable to me. I see some add tweeters to them and subwoofers could be added too, but I didn’t want to go that route with them, so sold them. I’d bet my Chorus II would sound better than them too, but it can be unfair comparing a three way against two way. I’ve heard many speakers that sound better than the A-7, but it deserves its recognition. I think the Altec 19 is better and designed for home use, so I’d prefer them for home use. I considered using what I had in my A-7 components and building 19 cabinets for them, but didn’t want to undo what I had done and lost interest. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 SB ... I am not disagreeing... I have a pair flown in my garage Just for someplace to keep them 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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