

Having been in the production of professional audio systems for so long, Altec Lansing finally entered the general consumer market in 1948 by producing the first high-fidelity audio system for the general public. Most of their speakers under the 'Voice of the Theater' banner are still in use in many different motion picture theaters around the world today.

Following this, they also made the 'Voice of the Year' speaker systems which contributed a lot to the world's audio standard of quality and sound fidelity. The company Altec Lansing only actually came about when Altec Services Company acquired the financially-struggling Lansing Manufacturing Company and put their two names together, ultimately becoming Altec Lansing corporation. Later on in 1936, the engineers from Western Electric got out to start their own company, the "All Technical Products Company" - a year later this name was changed to Altec Services Corporation. The "talkie," or sound film, was made by engineers from Western Electric. The Altec Lansing Corporation began in 1927 when the concept of motion picture sound was introduced with the release of the first "talkie," titled The Jazz Singer. Their target market for their audio products are towards consumers and professionals for home, automotives, and multimedia. It is currently owned by the Infinity Group.
