SONY SS-3800
* Made-to-order products
¥ 315,000 (1 unit, around late 1960 s)
Commentary
This large speaker system is the top-of-the-line of the ES series.
Two 38 cm cone type woofers are installed in the lower range.
This unit adopts a strong magnetic circuit using 8 magnets of 30 φ x30.
Two 12 cm cone type skokers are mounted in the middle area.
Two 5-cm horn type tweeters are installed in the high range.
The magnetic circuit is a strong magnetic field type using Permendur.
The middle and high levels can be switched in 3 levels each, and can be adjusted according to the operating conditions.
The enclosure uses a 40 mm thick rigid homogen material.
The exterior is finished with cheek oil stain finish.
It is equipped with a network switching switch and can be switched to a multi-amplifier configuration by combining channel dividers.
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Model Rating
| Method | 3-Way, 6-Speaker, Sealed Type, Floor Type |
| Unit | For low band : 38 cm cone x2 For Medium Range : 12 cm Cone Type x2 For high band : 2 x 5 cm horn type |
| Unit magnetic flux density | Middle : 11,000 gauss High : 14,700 gauss |
| Unit total flux | Medium : 260,000 maxwell |
| Frequency characteristic | 25 Hz to 20 kHz |
| Output sound pressure level | 98dB/W |
| Impedance | 8 Ω |
| Crossover frequency | 400 Hz, 4 kHz 12dB/oct |
| Level control | 3-step switching of -3dB, flat, + 3 db for both middle and high frequencies |
| External dimensions | Width 710x Height 1,080x Depth 530 mm |
| Weight | 107kg |