I was listening to this earlier,

Asterisms - I'll never let you down
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ioOSPgiGa-U

and to my surprise g/f noticed something and pointed it out to me. She told me "it sounds different. Bit different to the technics."

I asked how. Also asked is It bad or good way. She said "the tone is differnt. Like sounds like actual voices and can hear more."

Then I decided to swap the altecs for the technics via quick speakon plugins on my crown ce2000.  To me they sound similar in response but as my g/f mentioned to me that the altecs sounded more clear and information coming out of them was more separated. Low end had bit deeper impact too.

I was actually surprised myself but to be bit fair the technics hasn't been recapped yet and altecs has. But overall me and my g/f thought they sounded very similar to each other but told me "I cant see how those big ugly horn thingies can sound more real and have more voices coming out" lol.

Even though they're capable filling out a nice size auditorium and have an amp capable filling out a pretty nice vanue I don't listen to my music very loud really. So no worries there.

Must be different where you're at cause Even for movie watching you'll be lucky to find good amount of people that still go to theaters at all. Most people rather wait till it comes on Netflix or something I know. I never even thought of asking old theaters for audio gear till my friend told me he picked up the large sought after JBL 4648's from a theater for dirt cheap. The large altecs I have came from a local band that my friend grabbed and worked on.

I might start asking theaters and churches but, im happy with the large altecs and my technics sb7000a speakers. I seriously don't need anymore crap cause I have no where to put it except dining area downstairs. I still have get rid of some big heavy guitar amps that I was given in the past by a friend. Might ask my brother to take them since he plays electric instruments (I only like acoustic instruments mostly. Lot of electric guitars sound terrible to me..im kinda picky[same way with lot of acoustic stuff too] ).

Anyhoo, yea I played with them some more last night compared to my technics sb7000a and still find them more similar than different too much. I just think the big altecs might have slight better upper air dispersion to the reason why they give off extra clarity. The bigger 1204b cab and 16" high sensitive/high power handling 921-8A woofers(101db@1w with max continues input of 200w) probably why they give a deeper rumble/vibration so give more then adequate low end extension for movies and games. My friend who worked on them thought they were bit bass light but I think limitations lied in the tube amp he used. Big stiff woofers like those needs ton of current reserves to push some air.

But, yea, I really enjoy these big heavy industrial looking speakers. Can see why  altec lansing had huge fellowing. I just thought it was just old people being....well...old.

By old I meant like old people reminiscencing or something so due to their age their hearing went through a lot so I always took there praise of them neutral and was remaining agnostic and so forth. Lot of people that I know that know bout altec lansing are dudes in there late 50's to 60's. I know there is young people too but around here not much.

I owened lot of vintage stuff of course. Some good, some bad.

Indeed. I was only born in the 1950s, but still, having only got into hifi later in life, associated the name with that stuff, rather than the very serious speakers they used to make. I think the problem is in the "they..." It isn't "they" any longer, but just a trade mark that has been passed on and on?