The Sony SS-E70 are complete. The crossover have been recapped and the speaker wire has been upgraded. The veneer on the cabinets have been fixed and extra sound dampening has been stuffed into the box. The terminals on the back have been swapped to accept banana plugs.
From what I have found on the internet is these speakers are a step down from Sony's SS-G1 using the same drivers but a different cabinet.
According to the Vintageknob The SS-G1 was given a "Best Buy" rating in the UK in 1980.
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These are truly a wonderful pair of speakers and they will be sticking around for a little while.
From what I have found on the internet is these speakers are a step down from Sony's SS-G1 using the same drivers but a different cabinet.
According to the Vintageknob The SS-G1 was given a "Best Buy" rating in the UK in 1980.
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The SS series speakers were tuned to the European market and tastes and it really shows. Bass is full and tight while the midrange is smooth and revealing and the tweeter is just right.
These speakers are really easy to listen to and never fatiguing, in fact they sound surprising close to the Dual CL390 that I own which are basically Braun L830's, one of the best vintage bookshelf speakers ever made.
A 1980 Sony catalogue can be found here.
These are truly a wonderful pair of speakers and they will be sticking around for a little while.
It looks like the SS-E70 is a a couple liters larger version of the SS-E71,with the same drivers and crossover.
ReplyDeleteSeas 25F-EW,10F-M and 19TNF/T combined with first order filter for bass and mid,and a second order filter
for the tweeter. Tweeter and mid-range have resistors in the signalpath to adjust their level to that of the
bass. Its around -3dB for the mid-range and -1 dB for the tweeter. The bass filter has a limb to correct the
drivers impedance.
Its a typical seventies approach on the crossover that leans mostly on good synergy between the drivers.
From todays perspective better soundquality can be achieved with a better housing for the bass,like for
example a variovented 40 liter enclosement,a better 2nd order crossover with fx around 800 and 3200 Hz
and a better tweeter,like for example Seas 20TFF or 20 TAF/G.
Hi, any idea where I can order a replacement woofer from for one of these Sony E70 speakers please?
ReplyDeleteThese are SEAS woofers, Dynaco woofers that have a ferrite magnet would work. Try EBay.
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