Stereo Shit

[Charles]

Originally Posted by icenine

I found some Altec Lansing Santana IIs for $54


I guess the cold war liberal gods were rewarding me for steadfastness

I had a pair of the original Santana's back in the early 70's. Absolutely no top end whatsoever, except when coupled with a device I also bought which the salesman called an "energizer"...apparently some sort of dynamic processor I've never seen before or since. With that they sounded pretty good.

They were tough. For awhile, I had 'em stacked with my buddy's Pioneer R700's, and we sent the Pioneer's back to the shop a couple of times blowing smoke, while the Altec's just kept belting it out.

Overall, I think the R700's were better speakers soundwise.

Chas