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Comment on Legend Reborn: Altec Lansing Reintroduces Legacy A7 ‘Voice Of The Theatre’ Speaker by DWIGHT SWAN

DWIGHT SWAN — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:18:27 +0000

CHUCKY CHUCKY CHUCKY…. YOU ARE AN IDIOT

Comment on Legend Reborn: Altec Lansing Reintroduces Legacy A7 ‘Voice Of The Theatre’ Speaker by jeff cloutier

jeff cloutier — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:33:49 +0000

a friend of mine had a pair of voice of the theater speakers in his 1965 ford van. louder than anything people use in there cars and trucks now. lucky not to be deaf.

Comment on Legend Reborn: Altec Lansing Reintroduces Legacy A7 ‘Voice Of The Theatre’ Speaker by Terry Bellows

Terry Bellows — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:34:29 +0000

I would like to mention that the two high freq horns mentioned above, the 511b and the 811b had some differences. I had a pair of A7-500′s that had the larger 511b horn that crossed over at 500hz. Also, I remember that the 811b horn was a little less expensive, though more commonly used in smaller spaces. And to think I bought the pair new in 1972 for around $800. Sometimes I still miss them.

Comment on Axiom Epic Grand Master Home Theater Loudspeaker Review by Jerry from Home Theater

Jerry from Home Theater — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:37:31 +0000

I’m really impressed with the quality of Axiom loudspeakers and I’m also amazed at how reasonably they are priced.

Comment on Legend Reborn: Altec Lansing Reintroduces Legacy A7 ‘Voice Of The Theatre’ Speaker by Ed King

Ed King — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:50:01 +0000

I have seen many Altec products that were called A7′s. It appears to me that there were variants of this model which included the use of the 511, 811 and even some MantaRay horns. From what I know of Altec’s history, calling it an A7 is appropriate.

I have heard and used these speakers from time to time and they are good, but you should really hear the older and much larger 210 bass horn cabinets paired up with a 1005 multi cell horn, 515′s and 288′s for drivers respectively. It is a lesson in true speaker cabinet efficiency. The bass projection and control is truely shocking. Everyone that I have had over to hear them, (outside setup of course), have said that if they hadn’t heard it they wouldn’t have believed it.

-Ed King

Comment on Legend Reborn: Altec Lansing Reintroduces Legacy A7 ‘Voice Of The Theatre’ Speaker by Chuck Irwin

Chuck Irwin — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:41:13 +0000

Those aren’t a7′s
The crossover frequency is different
The high frequency horn is a 511B
An A& had an 811B horn.
–Chuck Irwin

Comment on Legend Reborn: Altec Lansing Reintroduces Legacy A7 ‘Voice Of The Theatre’ Speaker by Rodney Harrison

Rodney Harrison — Tue, 24 May 2011 01:33:09 +0000

I own a pair of model 19′s which are a sort of modern descendent of the A7 and in 30 yrs of listening I haven’t heard any speaker system come close to their realism. I have listened critically to many expensive speakers in that time but none of them seem to “get it just right” the way the Altecs do.

Comment on Legend Reborn: Altec Lansing Reintroduces Legacy A7 ‘Voice Of The Theatre’ Speaker by Bob (moppie)

Bob (moppie) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:43:44 +0000

We had four of these in our band.I was the sound man,they are out standing nothing comes
close (Gary Skillings band) New Hampshire…

Comment on Sound Reinforcement Behind the Scenes at Blizzcon by Neal | Sax Station

Neal | Sax Station — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:14:03 +0000

Hey K.,
Cool story, thanks for sharing. I had a few friends in college who played WoW. Didn’t know they had costumed dance contests there, that’s funny.

Comment on Legend Reborn: Altec Lansing Reintroduces Legacy A7 ‘Voice Of The Theatre’ Speaker by John Miller

John Miller — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:05:55 +0000

Had a pair years ago, sold because of lack of space – a truly outstanding design