These were going to be modified Model 19s but somewhere along the way I sold them. What I ended up with are Altec 620A (Model 18) cabinets with Altec 416-8B woofers, Altec 288C drivers with 8 ohm diaphragms and EV HR60 horns. The tweeters are Heil AMT-1 and crossed at 9K. The crossovers are Model 19s upgraded with Solens Fast Caps and North Creek air coils.
I am currently running a Dynaco CDV2 tube output CDP directly into a McIntosh 240 amp.
I have had several stock vintage Altec systems including, Valencias, Model 18s, Model 19s, Model 15s and JBL Olympus with a variety of receivers and amps. I was a studio musician for many years and I have heard what I consider great sound but I was blown away when I played the first CD a few weeks ago and after listening to 200+ CDs my appreciation has only grown. It is amazingly musical and instruments sound totally natural and realistic. Almost every CD that I have sounds great and many that I wouldn't listen to otherwise are such good recordings that I find myself compelled to listen.
This was inspired by a friend in Holland who recently built the same system and convinced me that I would love it and I haven't been disappointed. Thank you Evert.
Bob Walker
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