any comment for olympus S7 & altec model 19

[fumi]

hi! i have a chance to get olympus S7 & altec model 19, any comment for these? thanks for help.

[garyl]

I am not at all familiar with the Olympus.
The Altec 19s are a wonderful speaker but keep in mind they are rather large. Many here love the horns and big box sound of the 19s. Think they are 39" H X 30" W X 24" D.
If you opt to go for the others because they are more in your size range, be sure to let us know here what the deal is so another could pick them up.

Gary

[SUPERBEE]

hi! i have a chance to get olympus S7 & altec model 19, any comment for these? thanks for help.

Buy the Olympus, Get a good Mcintosh tube amp, Prepare to rock out!

IMHO

The Olympus is one of the most perfect Rock & Roll speakers there is.

[garyl]

Hey Fumi, Like I said, I don't know the olympus but Superbee apparently holds them in high regard.
19s are by no means Slouches when it comes to rocking the house.

Send me a PM with the info on the 19s if you jump the Olympus's.

Thanks

Gary

[fumi]

thanks all! i think i will get the Olympus S7, because the price offer is almost same. (Model 19's price is a bit lower than the Olympus),
both is not in opt, i found out in the shop.
i heard ones of the MODEL 19, still never heard the Olympus yet.

i like Jazz & Vocal. i am using the Duplex, Marantz 8b & Mcintosh C20.

otherwise, any Bros know that the S7 is big different with S8R?
thank again!!

[Zilch]

otherwise, any Bros know that the S7 is big different with S8R?
thank again!!

S8R adds the UHF driver, the 4" diaphragm midrange driver on a very short horn, hardly more than a throat adapter, really, playing virtually as a direct radiator, and a passive radiator to tune the bass response.

That suggests reasonable upgrades to Olympus S7 which will improve them substantially:

1) Add UHF driver, the ring radiator of your choice, using 3105 (N7000 or N8000) crossover. Without this, S7 lacks VHF, and what little is there beams vertically. The fretwork grill creates UHF diffusion/diffraction problems, but it was good enough for S8R, and it certainly defines the aesthetic.

2) Change out the LX5 to 3110 (800 Hz). The H91 (2307) horn plays poorly down at LX5's 500 Hz, and the longer horn won't fit in the available cabinet depth.

3) Other stuff later, like an improved woofer and porting the box to tune the bass, if desired.

4) There's better options, but only if you're willing to get radical with them.

Everybody's gonna yell at me now....

[SUPERBEE]

thanks all! i think i will get the Olympus S7, because the price offer is almost same. (Model 19's price is a bit lower than the Olympus),
both is not in opt, i found out in the shop.
i heard ones of the MODEL 19, still never heard the Olympus yet.

i like Jazz & Vocal. i am using the Duplex, Marantz 8b & Mcintosh C20.

otherwise, any Bros know that the S7 is big different with S8R?
thank again!!

Your gonna LOVE the Olympus with the Marantz/Mcintosh rig. I wouldnt change a thing.

[garyl]

Funny thing about opinions is everybody has them.

No offense to the Olympus speakers because I have never heard them.

I have heard many 19s and know alot of friends who either have them or LUST for them and I have NEVER, not even once, heard anyone say they needed to do any sort of upgrading to make them sound better.

I know some of you here feel that if it is not JBL then it is not worth hooking up but you are quite wrong.

If I had to update and upgrade an expensive speaker to make it sound right I think I would just buy the 19s and be very happy.

Gary