Altec 2873A (Barcelona) (ca. 1974)
Not much is documented about the Altec 2873A. Period listings identify it as the Altec Barcelona speaker system. Everything that survives comes from a single directory entry in HiFi-Stereo (1974, p.120), which recorded the following specifications and features:
- Frequency response: 30–20,000 Hz
- Impedance: 8 ohms
- Maximum power input: 60 W
- Crossovers at 600 Hz, 5000 Hz, and 15,000 Hz
- Walnut-finished sealed enclosure
- Dimensions: 16.2" W × 25.6" H × 12" D
- Removable fretwork grille
- Original price: $200.00
The Barcelona appears to have been a three-way or four-way system, given the three crossover points. It likely used Altec's compression driver and woofer technology of the early 1970s. The available period press records no other design details, production years or sales context. The 2873A/Barcelona is a scarce, largely undocumented model - a name and a spec sheet, and little else in the written record.
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