Saba AM 140

Data

General

• Manufacturer: SABA
• Model: AM 140 / Acoustic Monitor 140
• Type: Loudspeaker
• Years of manufacture: 1979 - 1983
• Made in: Germany
• Colour: walnut veneer, oak veneer from 1980/81 metallic-anthracite
• Dimensions: 375 x 300 x 703mm (manufacturer's specification: 375x270x690mm)
• Weight: 22,5 kg
• Original price approx.: 950 DM

Technical data

• Type: 3-way closed
• Chassis:
  • woofer: 32,5cm with 52mm voice coil
  • dome midrange driver: 14,6 cm with 51mm aluminium voice coil
  • 2 dome tweeters: 10.8 cm with 26mm aluminium voice coil
• Power handling (nominal/music): 90 / 140 Watt
• Efficiency: 91 dB
• Frequency response: 20 - 25.000 Hz
• Crossover: 670 / 3,900 Hz (12 dB/oct)
• Impedance: 4 Ohm
• Cabinet volume (gross/net): 69.9 l / 46.6 l

Special Features

• aluminium-cast chassis
• Woofer with Carbonfiber admixture
• Soft-Dome silk domes
• Treble localizer: "balance control" for the 2 tweeters radiating in opposite directions (DBP-patented)
• 2 level controls for mid and treble adjustment

Remarks

• The large domes of the midrange drivers may be tilted downwards after almost 30 years: Expertly remove magnet and adjust again under heat - is not easy!

• Other models of the same series:
• Saba AM 80
• Saba AM 130
• Saba AM 140

Pictures

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• Excerpt from brochure: Saba Acoustic Monitor Series