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    I don't know if you know about how products are...

    I don't know if you know about how products are produced but the design, R&D and tooling costs outweigh the fact that the 605 contains less Alnico V in it. The economical thing for Altec to have done...
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    You are trolling. Yours is the definition of a...

    You are trolling. Yours is the definition of a trolling ad hominem comment. If you don't know what that means, look it up. Since you can't meet me on the grounds of reason, experience or facts, you...
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    To quote Don McRitchie, Webmaster of this site,...

    To quote Don McRitchie, Webmaster of this site, "I've never heard a 605 to compare it to the 604/E/G/K of [sic.] which I am familiar. However, I do know (evidence please?) that there was a severe...
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    That's a comment that betrays you simply haven't...

    That's a comment that betrays you simply haven't watched the video. If you had, you couldn't honestly make that claim.

    Actually that is a video from the site of a Japanese operation that sells...
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    Anyone who believes the 605 is not a great...

    Anyone who believes the 605 is not a great performer might want to listen to them via this video. Good headphones on. I think you might be surprised,

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq6JVZbikHU
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    Yes I appreciate that testimony. The 604 is no...

    Yes I appreciate that testimony. The 604 is no better than the 605 in terms of high end extension, of course not. The size of the cabinet has of course no bearing on HF extension.

    I bet that in a...
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    Thank you.
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    In the same year 1959, the 604D was $177. The...

    In the same year 1959, the 604D was $177. The 605A introduced that year was $175.



    605As were used at EMI Abbey Road to record nearly all the Beatles' music; they were used at Motown as their...
  9. Thread: Altec 605A?

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    Don't need to add any more to that: bench racing....

    Don't need to add any more to that: bench racing.





    The 605A/B were available concurrently with 604D, and then E. See below for more on the "backlash."
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    Well put Steve Mac. I agree with you. I also...

    Well put Steve Mac. I agree with you. I also believe the idea that the 605As have less HF response is also not true, as I argued in my post.
  11. Altec 605A/B (604) machine screw spec question

    Hello there,

    I am a new member thank you for admitting me to the group.

    I joined with the hope of getting an answer to this question:

    I need to order some machine screws but, because I am...
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    I am listening right now to my 605As in 620...

    I am listening right now to my 605As in 620 cabinets. It is simply not so that they have no high end. Nor is it so that the 605 was rejected because they lacked high end as they were used at EMI...
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