Onkyo Scepter-500

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Onkyo
• Model: Scepter 500
• Type: Loudspeaker
• Years of manufacture: 1978 - 1980
• Made in: Japan
• Colour: Walnut
• Dimensions: 650 x 1296 x 624 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 97 kg
• Original price approx.: 580'000 Yen (Japan, 1978), corresponds to about 8'700 DM / piece

Technical data

• Type: 4-way, 4 speakers, bass reflex
• Chassis:
  • woofer: 380 mm cone (W3801)
  • midrange driver: horn (D6540 A+H 4003S)

Tweeter: Horn with acoustic lens (D3520A+H2014P+AL80) Super Tweeter: Horn (TW3001) Power handling (nominal/music): 60 / 120 W

• Efficiency: 96 dB / W / m
• Frequency response: 30 - 20'000 Hz
• Transitional ranges: 800 Hz, 5'000 Hz
• Impedance: 8 Ohm

Special Features

• Detachable front
• Separate controls for tweeter and midrange

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
  • Onkyo Radian III
  • Onkyo E-63 A II
  • Onkyo E-83 A III
  • Onkyo E-202 A
  • Onkyo E-212 A
  • Onkyo E-313 A
  • Onkyo E-413 A
  • Onkyo U-3500

• Scepter model series
  • Onkyo Scepter
  • Onkyo Scepter-10
  • Onkyo Scepter-100
  • Onkyo Scepter-120
  • Onkyo Scepter-500
  • Onkyo Scepter E-503 A
  • Onkyo Scepter E-603 A
  • Onkyo Scepter E-804 A

Pictures

• Extract from advertisement: Onkyo Scepter 500