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Goldjazz
08-13-2016, 01:15 AM
My friend sent me this fascinating article. Seems Howard was quite fond of his Altecs.


http://www.bugsweeps.com/info/howard_hughes.html (http://www.bugsweeps.com/info/howard_hughes.html)
Mannermusic
08-13-2016, 07:24 AM
My friend sent me this fascinating article. Seems Howard was quite fond of his Altecs.


http://www.bugsweeps.com/info/howard_hughes.html (http://www.bugsweeps.com/info/howard_hughes.html)

Appreciate! Amazing gentleman, to put it mildly. We had a similar Altec system in our band room that I assembled for the music dept. May have been the identical match - looked the same. Too long ago to recall exact specs (c1960). One of the best systems I can recall - big, open, uncolored. Effortless. Mike
oldsoundz
08-13-2016, 09:10 AM
Now I've got to watch Ice Station Zebra.

Interesting read.
speakerdave
08-13-2016, 10:12 AM
Deranged, lonely old man listening to his Lansings. OMG!
Goldjazz
08-13-2016, 01:21 PM
Now I've got to watch Ice Station Zebra.

Interesting read.

Ha my thoughts too
Goldjazz
08-13-2016, 01:33 PM
Appreciate! Amazing gentleman, to put it mildly. We had a similar Altec system in our band room that I assembled for the music dept. May have been the identical match - looked the same. Too long ago to recall exact specs (c1960). One of the best systems I can recall - big, open, uncolored. Effortless. Mike

Cool I bet it sounded great. Would be a fun prpject to recreate the "Howard Hughes home theater." A littled creeped out by those scketches of him though, ha.