1920s:
It all started in the roaring twenties; times were good, people were busy at work and at play. Invention and innovation impacted many industries and America saw many firsts: electricity, the telephone, and of course advances in film. Entertainment in the early twenties included silent motion pictures. The absence of sound created a void that needed to be filled. This same void became an opportunity for the Founding Fathers of Altec whose creativity and scientific discipline lead to the first ever talking picture.

1927: Marks the introduction of sound in movie theatres with the first "talkie" picture, The Jazz Singer. This landmark event was made possible by engineers at Western Electric who would later form The Altec Lansing Company. This milestone in movie theatre entertainment was just one of the many firsts in sound that were made possible by Altec Lansing engineers throughout its rich history.

1928: Western Electric formed Electric Research Products, Inc. (ERPI), to manufacture, install and service the talking picture systems in studios and theaters. These leading products ushered in an era of sound that offered the necessary compliment to early cinematic achievements completing the sensory experience of sight and sound. In the 1930's ERPI was spun off into a separate company renamed All Technical Products Company..

1940s:
The All Technical Products Company continued to be successful through the end of the 30's and by 1941, the company decided to solidify its business and extend its manufacturing capabilities. The company bought Lansing Manufacturing Company headed by James B. Lansing and formed Altec Lansing Corporation on May 1, 1941. The first Altec power amplifier was born that same year. The forties continued to usher in product innovations that pleased audiences. In 1942 Altec developed and produced its first permanent magnet in a 15" Duplex speaker, a version of which remains the worldwide recording standard even today.

1941: The first Altec power amplifier, Model 142B was created. The Altec Corporation bought Lansing Manufacturing Company headed by James B. Lansing and formed Altec Lansing Corporation on May 1, 1941.

1942: Altec developed and produced its first permanent magnet in a 15" Duplex speaker, model #604, a version of which is today the recording standard throughout the world.

1943: The first duplex® 12" loudspeaker, Model 601 was created. Altec Lansing occupied offices in the Taft building in Hollywood and then established offices at Hollywood and Vine in 1944.

1942-1945: 97% of Altec man hours spent on electronic military products, including the production of Anti-Submarine Detection equipment; Fire Control Radar as sub contractor to General Electric; and prime contractor for practically all of the MAD Airborne Detection equipment for the Navy.

1945: Entered the home market with the term "high fidelity" to be coined later (about 1948). Products included Duplex loudspeakers,, Power Amplifiers (to drive other manufacturer's tuners), and Television. (The latter was of too high quality for ready sales and was privately financed by Altec management into a new company which later became Conrac.)

1947: First major contribution to the Theatre fidelity in sound in 20 years - Altec announced "Voice of the Theatre" speaker systems. Peerless Electrical Products Company was acquired, manufacturing transformers and related devices.

1948: First high-fidelity sound equipment specifically designed for home was introduced. First Altec High Fidelity Tuner (AM/FM) model #101. The 20-20 line of Peerless transformers were introduced.

1950s:
The post war years ushered in good times once again in America. In addition to the movie theatre entertainment that so many Americans enjoyed, they now began to purchase the television and experience a new genre of home entertainment. Altec responded through innovations in the 50's that addressed the unique needs in the home environment and officially entered the home market.

1950: Moved to new facility in Beverly Hills; won Electric Manufacturing Certificate Award for condenser microphones.

1951: Entered acoustical instrumentation market with 21BR condenser microphone.

1952: First Altec Lansing broadcast console, model 250, became broadcast standard and was used exclusively by Armed Forces broadcasting; Peerless pioneered hermetically sealed power transformers.

1953: After competitive tests, Altec's "Voice of the Theatre" became the only motion picture speaker systems approved by the Research Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The "Voice of the Theatre" speaker systems soon became the worldwide standard.

1953: First stereophonic theatre system used Altec for Warner Bros. "House of Wax", Fox's "The Robe" and " This is Cinerama". Altec created the first 4-channel amplifier for the motion picture industry, showing "3-D" pictures.

1955: First "Voice of the Theater" home loudspeaker, model 820A; Peerless produced communications transformers for Cape Canaveral.

1958: First complete Altec stereophonic home music system. All Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and New York (administration) combined in a single, owned facility in Anaheim (30 miles South of LA); 165,000 square feet on 14.5 acres.

1960s
In the 60's America entered the space age bringing new ranges of possibilities. Altec continued its tradition of innovation, expanding the company's product offerings in order to address the growing needs of the audio marketplace. Among many other achievements was an industry first in the recording category.

1961: Introduced first transistorized compressor amplifier, also new line of telephone products; Altec Lansing teleconferencing system introduced at Disneyland.

1967: A first for the industry - Altec's modular, solid-state broadcast and recording console, model #9200A.

1968: Altec starts its Musical Sound product line for the professional musician, including the new style microphone #650A.

1970s
The demand from the music and recording community continued and Altec consistently added to the strength of its core amplifier business, further extending the company's recording equipment line and gaining recognition in design, engineering and performance.

1972: Introduced first, low priced, 100W Control Console for musicians, model #1214A.

1973: Billboard magazine reported that more Altec monitor loudspeakers used in recording studios than all other brands combined.

1976: Industry's first automatic microphone mixing introduced; Model 19 monitor loudspeaker received Design and Engineering Excellence Award from EIA.

1980s:
Word spread about the quality and performance of Altec and Altec sound systems were in demand as part of new public facilities throughout the world.

1982: Built almost 4,000 channels of power amplification for Disney's Epcot Center.

1984: XXIII Olympic winter games in Sarajevo used Altec Lansing reinforcements products exclusively. Moved all operations to Oklahoma.

1986: Altec Lansing Consumer Products established in Milford, Pennsylvania to design, engineer and introduce completely new line of home and car high fidelity loudspeakers.

1990s:
The 1990's explosion in Personal Computing and technology created yet another new market and Altec engineers met the challenge once again, designing world class speakers that corresponded to the rapidly evolving needs of computer users. History repeats itself as Altec Lansing serves as the leader to usher in the sound and thereby complete the sensory experience of sight and sound in this new market.

1990: Introduced the first PC audio system, ultimately resulting in success as the clear leader in this category to the present.

1992: Selected by IBM as developer program partner to design multimedia computer speaker systems. Altec selected "Best New Manufacturer" Award at COMDEX/Spring from Byte magazine.

1995: Altec Lansing computer speakers selected as bundle solution for multimedia computers by Dell Computers; company develops unique computer audio subsystems with internal amplification and speakers for Hewlett-Packard.

Company creates the world's first computer speaker surround sound system with built-in Dolby Pro-Logic circuitry, the ACS500.

The AMC2000, computer speakers win Multimedia World "Reader's Choice" award for third straight year; selected as "One of the Top 20 Products of the Year" by the editors of Computer Shopper.

First home audio product based on wireless technology developed by the Consumer Products Division.

Altec expands its legendary "Voice of the Theater" home speaker line and creates its first personal home theater speaker system, announcing a new line of autosound speakers, "The Medallion Series."

Total number of design and engineering awards won since 1986 now totals 41; Company name changes to Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc.

1996: Altec Lansing opens manufacturing facility in Dongguan, China.

2000s:
Altec Lansing is awarded SA8000 International Quality Certification.

Altec Lansing has expanded into Latin America.

Altec Lansing has been number one in PC audio market share for over a decade.

Sound Leadership for the Digital Age
Today the whole world is going digital. It's the most sweeping technology trend since color television or the internet. As you might expect, Altec Lansing is ahead of the curve. We've been designing and manufacturing digital powered audio systems for PCs and portable audio devices for more than a decade. And like no other company, we're producing sophisticated, third and fourth generation products in all price ranges that complement the style and electronics of the most advanced PCs, TVs, iPods, portable audio devices, smartphones, and entertainment centers - enhancing all these digital systems with sound quality that everyone can enjoy.

No matter how advanced digital technologies become, we know that great sound will always be essential. Whether you need exceptional solutions for home, on the go, or personal enjoyment, you can count on Altec Lansing to deliver them.

In the end sound has little to do with watts or decibels or digital technology. It's about the listening experience, those precious moments when the heart is touched or the spirit transformed.

The promise of the Altec Lansing brand is that our sound artisans will continue the legacy of blending art with science to stir the soul.

Overview
Altec Lansing, LLC. is the industry leader in the design, manufacture, marketing and support of advanced audio solutions for PCs and related technologies. The company strives to provide outstanding performance and value to leading computer manufacturers, resellers and end users. Altec Lansing is the marketshare leader in the PC speaker system category providing high performance multimedia products for the computer OEM, reseller, distributor and retail marketplace.

Strength
Altec Lansing develops and delivers advanced audio products and solutions to leading OEM and Retail customers. Leadership in these areas requires a combination of experience and talent in both analog and digital domains, a strong commitment to ongoing Research & Development, partnerships with leading edge technology companies, and successful teamwork between product engineering, sales, marketing and logistics.

Through a targeted sales and marketing effort, the company places customer interest and satisfaction first. Altec Lansing's logistics team offers world class supply chain management of global inventories. The company is committed to achieving mass volume, quality manufacturing, on-time delivery and customer service.

Partnerships
Altec Lansing maintains active OEM relationships with Dell Computer, Compaq, IBM, ACER, Fujitsu, and others enabling these companies to add high performance audio to their product offerings. In addition, the company continues to expand its strategic partnerships with industry leaders including Dolby Labs, Intel, Microsoft, Apogee, ST Microelectronics, Zoran and others to continue its development of audio solutions for emerging technologies. Altec Lansing brings audio expertise to each growing partnership providing exceptional multimedia experiences and PC audio productivity tools to business and end users.

Products
Altec Lansing currently distributes a variety of multimedia products to the worldwide computer and consumer audio markets. Many of these leading Altec Lansing products include innovative audio technologies such as streaming audio data through the Universal Serial Bus (USB).

Also included in the company's line of high quality peripherals are digital audio systems, digital RF audio systems and portable computer audio products. Altec Lansing has received numerous awards for its technological contribution to the growing computer audio industry. These honors include a number of PC Magazine "Editors Best Choice" and Computer Shopper "Best Buy" awards. In addition, the company has been awarded a number of patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for such innovative concepts as side-firing speaker design and theater-type surround sound for multimedia workstations.

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