Older Altec horn speakers

I am using Altec 19's which are fully upgaded,woofers,crossovers,etc.The set up I use is a highly modded moscode 600,AR LS7 Theta DAC,Theta transport. This system is in a room with Acoustat 2+1's powered by a modded Sumo Gold.The Altec's far better sounding speaker.The biggest thing about the 19's is they speak the truth about recordings.Also the truth about the gear used. I agree some of this older technology can be as good as the best of what is made today as long as the upgrades are done right.I also have JBL 4412's.Energy Veritas 2.8's,Klipsch Chorus II's,Vandersteen's etc.What the 19's do is MAGIC.Look at Magico's flagship speaker at $350,000 it's a horn.

I have now got out of tubes and back to Solid State, and I'm using real inefficient speakers! lol

But hey, it all about what sounds good to you, huh?
I would still like to try SET amps one day...
Tube are great and more musical than most SS
BUT not more musical than my P-300, IMO

Thanks for all the tasty info, perhaps when I do get to try SET, I go for one of the better Altec.

Thanks for sharing your thought everyone!

FWIW, I bought a pr of (absolutely mint, one-owner) 1977 Model 19s and am very impressed. Especially on a fairly tight budget, these things are very impressive. Only downsize is the weight & size, if you consider those things negatives.

You can find pairs in good shape in the $1200-$1500 range.

Great Paul, Now if you get the upgrade itch do not sell them. They can be improved.

"Looking for a good horn speaker" - That said, if you can find a pair of 16-ohm Altec Valencias, that would be a gorgeous combination with proper tube amplification. And if you do get them, you likely will have sniped me in the process! ;-> Ah, Valencias - One of my holy grail (read:daily) searches . . . but well worth the effort.

Good luck!