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Commentary

The world's top-class speaker system was completed in 1966 (1966) in cooperation with NHK General Technology Laboratory.

By using a multi-amplifier system with amplifiers for each band, high, middle, and low, crossover frequency characteristics are excellent and intermodulation distortion is extremely small.
In addition, since the distortion is very small even at a large sound output, high-fidelity reproduction in a wide music hall is possible.

The speaker units consist of two 40-cm large-diameter speakers for low frequencies, three 12-cm speakers for middle frequencies, and four 5-cm speakers for high frequencies. The performance and technology of these units were the culmination of the efforts of Mitsubishi Diatone speaker engineers at that time.

Since it is developed for stereo, it has a symmetrical unit arrangement.

All the units used are for monitor, and 4 units of TW-25 type used for the 2S-305 are used for one side, and the middle and low frequency units are used only for AS-4001 and AS-4021 (strictly speaking, the Woofer unit has different impedance).

The structure is such that the volume is adjusted and distributed by the MA 031 type distribution amplifier, and it is amplified by the MA 401 type in each sound range of high, middle and low.

* AS 4001 and AS 4021 have been delivered to the National Institute of Technology, NHK Broadcasting Center, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Osaka University of Music, Musashino Academia Musicae, etc.

BTS-4101 21P3B is the standard input code tip.

Model Rating
Method 3-way, 9-speaker, split drive, bass reflex system, floor type
Configuration such as unit For Low Band : 40 cm Cone Type (PW-4011) x2
For Medium Range : 12 cm Cone Type (PM-1201) x3
For High Range : 5 cm Cone Type (TW-25) x4
Amplifier : MA-401 type 40W (main amplifier) x3
MA-031 Type (distribution amplifier) x1
Playback frequency band 30 Hz to 20000 Hz
Input level -22dBm
Input impedance 600 Ω, 10k Ω (Balanced)
Crossover frequency 300 Hz, 3000 Hz
Maximum output sound pressure level 114dB/m
Undistorted maximum output sound pressure level 112dB/m
Pwer 100 VAC, 800 VA
External dimensions W 950x H 1750x D 535 mm (speaker systems only)
Weight Approx. 400 kg