Technics SB-7000 (1975) - "Linear Phase" Speaker System

This Classic model was released in Japan in 1975 and it was simply called Technics7. Later, when it was added to their export program it was renamed SB-7000. In order to obtain linear phase response, the travel time of the sound from the speaker to the listener must be the same for each driver. The Technics SB-7000 therefore is built with its drivers staggered in such a way that their acoustic centers are equidistant from the listener's position. Technics developed three drivers of very, very wide frequency range to be used in the SB-7000, so that only the linear phase portion of each driver's range could be combined in a 3-way system of exceptionally linear overall phase response. The woofer is an extra-large 35cm triple-layer TC cone with blended aramid fibers to reduce doppler effect distortion. The 12cm midrange driver uses the same TC/aramid fiber-blended cone structure. The 32mm dome tweeter is a special high efficiency, low distortion dome driver, using a rectangular-shaped magnet, and a special dome-shaped diaphragm of heat-molded expanded polyurethane on a silk cloth base. 

The midrange unit operates in a sealed and damped enclosure while the woofer is loaded by two resistively-coupled cavities occupying the volume of the main cabinet leading out to a slot port below. The crossover unit is mounted at the rear of the midrange unit. The standard SB-7000 came with black grilles and black laminate surfaces with simulated wood for the side. Two more versions existed, the SB-7000MP with real wood veneer on the sides and the SB-7000W all white with green grilles. All versions are equipped with heavy duty carrying handles and protection bars around the woofer grille. Technical Specifications: 3-way 3-speaker bass reflex | Impedance 6 ohm | Instantaneous maximum input power 150W | Crossover frequencies 700Hz, 6kHz | Frequency range 37Hz-22kHz (-10dB) | SPL 90.5 dB/W (1m) | Dimensions 480x845x410 | Weight 33kg.

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