Altec 17

Almost nothing is documented about the Altec Model 17. It appears to have been a home audio loudspeaker, part of Altec's consumer lineup from the 1970s or early 1980s. That is the same era that produced the better-documented Model 15, Model 18, and the well-known Model 19. Altec gave its home speaker systems simple numerals in this period, and the name fits that habit.

What little context exists comes from period coverage of Altec's consumer line. High Fidelity (1980, p.145) surveyed the company's then-current offerings, listing models such as the Eighteen at $749.95 and the Seven Series II, alongside the Disco Series Super Jock at $625. The Model 17 does not appear in that roundup. It may have been discontinued before 1980, it may have been a short-run model, or it may have been sold through different channels. No specifications, driver complements, dimensions, or original price have survived in the available record.