Altec 50 (?)
Little is documented about the Altec 50. No source in the archive's research explicitly identifies a product by that name. The number shows up in period material, but what it refers to is unclear. The only period reference connected to "Altec 50" is a 1959 advertisement for the Altec 353A, a 50-watt stereo amplifier. High-Fidelity (October 1959, p.155) ran the ad. It touted 50 watts RMS continuous - 25 watts per channel - and 100 watts of stereo program peak power. Whether "Model 50" was shorthand for the 353A, a separate variant, or an unrelated product is not recorded anywhere in the available research.
Most other "Altec 50" strings in the record turn out to be something else. Several are decade references to Altec equipment from the 1950s - a forum post describes an early Voice of the Theatre system using the shorthand "Altec 50's," for example. Others are completely unrelated: a 50-watt Altec PC speaker set, an Altec 50mm watch, an Altec 50-foot bucket truck. None is a model named Altec 50.
No specifications, production years, pricing, or design details exist for a product actually called Altec 50, and no relationship between it and the 353A is confirmed. This page is a placeholder until a genuine "Altec 50" surfaces.
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